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[2011] Pourquoi n'y a-t-il pas de ministère de la Culture aux États-Unis Comment peut-on reprocher à la gris aux Américains leur impérialisme culturel et leur absence de culture ? Pour comprendre ces paradoxes, Frédéric Martel a entrepris une grande enquête, sans précédent. À partir des archives inédites et de sept cents entretiens dans trente-cinq États, il reconstitue la politique culturelle américaine, de, John F Kennedy à Barack Obama. Ce faisant, il décrypte aussi le fonctionnement de la philanthropie, des fondations, du mécénat et met au jour le rôle central du gouvernement, la mission artistique des universités et la diversité culturelle américaine. Un système global et complexe apparaît alors, particulièrement efficace et totalement méconnu : si le Ministère de la Culture n'est nulle part, la vie culturelle est partout. Ce tableau, riche en nuances, ébranle nos certitudes; il reflète, en miroir, les contradictions, entre mythes et réalités, de notre propre système culturel. Depuis sa parution, De la culture en Amérique est devenu un ouvrage de référence sur les politiques culturelles en général et sur les États-Unis en particulier. Il a été traduit et discuté dans de nombreux pays.

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With the publication of ‘The Responsibility of Intellectuals’ half a century ago, Noam Chomsky burst onto the US political scene as a leading critic of the war in Vietnam. Privilege, he argues, brings with it the responsibility to tell the truth and expose lies, but our intellectual culture only pays lip-service to this ideal. The essay has been described as ‘the single most influential piece of anti-war literature’ of the Vietnam War period.Since then, Chomsky has continued to equip a growing international audience with the facts and arguments needed to understand – and change – our world. According to The New York Times, Chomsky ‘may be the most widely read American voice on foreign policy on the planet today’.This book revisits ‘The Responsibility of Intellectuals’ half a century on. It includes six new essays written to celebrate Chomsky’s famous intervention and explore its relevance in today’s world. Nicholas Allott, Chris Knight, Milan Rai and Neil Smith have studied and written about Chomsky’s thought for many years, while Craig Murray and Jackie Walker describe the personal price they have paid for speaking out. The book finishes with Chomsky’s recollections of the background to the original publication of his essay, followed by extensive commentary from him on its 50th anniversary.

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This work demonstrates, through a selection of Robert Francis's depictions of Robert Frost, the importantance of an often overlooked literary friendship influenced the lives of both New England poets. This book contains seven black and white photographs and one color photograph.

Francis, Robert, -- 1901-1987 -- Friends and associates. --- Frost, Robert, -- 1874-1963 -- Friends and associates. --- Poetry -- Authorship. --- Poets, American -- 20th century. --- United States -- Intellectual life -- 20th century. --- Poets, American --- Poetry --- English --- Languages & Literatures --- American Literature --- Poems --- Verses (Poetry) --- Literature --- American poets --- Authorship --- Philosophy --- Frost, Robert, --- Francis, Robert, --- Friends and associates. --- United States --- Intellectual life --- Frost, Robert Lee, --- פראסט, ראבערט, --- פרוסט, רוברט, --- فروست ، روبرت --- Фрост, Роберт,

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While the first decade after the fall of the Berlin wall was marked by the challenges of unification and the often difficult process of reconciling East and West German experiences, many Germans expected that the "new century" would achieve "normalization." The essays in this volume take a closer look at Germany's new normalcy and argue for a more nuanced picture that considers the ruptures as well as the continuities. Germany's new generation of writers is more diverse than ever before, and their texts often not only speak of a Germany that is multicultural but also take a more playful attitude toward notions of identity. Written with an eye toward similar and dissimilar developments and traditions on both sides of the Atlantic, this volume balances overviews of significant trends in present-day cultural life with illustrative analyses of individual writers and texts.

German literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism. --- German literature -- 21st century -- History and criticism. --- German literature -- Europe, German-speaking -- History and criticism. --- German literature -- Appreciation -- Europe, German-speaking. --- Europe, German-speaking -- Intellectual life -- 20th century. --- Europe, German-speaking -- Intellectual life -- 21st century. --- United States -- Intellectual life -- 20th century. --- German literature --- History and criticism. --- Appreciation --- Europe, German-speaking --- United States --- Intellectual life --- German-speaking Europe --- Germanophone Europe --- German literature - 20th century - History and criticism --- German literature - 21st century - History and criticism --- German literature - Europe, German-speaking - History and criticism --- German literature - Appreciation - Europe, German-speaking --- Europe, German-speaking - Intellectual life - 20th century --- Europe, German-speaking - Intellectual life - 21st century --- United States - Intellectual life - 20th century --- United States - Intellectual life - 21st century

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Metaphysics --- Philosophy, American --- Intellectuals --- Pragmatism --- Métaphysique --- Philosophie américaine --- Intellectuels --- Pragmatisme --- History --- Histoire --- Holmes, Oliver Wendell, --- James, William, --- Peirce, Charles S. --- Dewey, John, --- Cambridge (Mass.) --- United States --- Etats-Unis --- Intellectual life --- Vie intellectuelle --- National characteristics, American --- Social conditions --- Peirce, Charles Sanders, --- Métaphysique --- Philosophie américaine --- #KVHA:American Studies --- #KVHA:Filosofie; Verenigde Staten --- Metaphysics - History - 20th century --- Intellectuals - United States - History - 20th century --- Holmes, Oliver Wendell, - Jr., - 1841-1935 --- James, William, - 1842-1910 --- Peirce, Charles Sanders, - 1839-1914 --- Dewey, John, - 1859-1952 --- United States - Intellectual life - 20th century --- United States - Social conditions - 20th century --- Cambridge (Mass.) - Intellectual life - 20th century