Resultados para "Bernard" en Política y activismo

Plutarch’s Lives remains one of the world’s most profoundly influential literary works. Written at the beginning of the second century, it forms a brilliant social history of the ancient world. His “parallel lives” were originally presented in a series of books that gave an account of one Greek and one Roman life, followed by a comparison of the two. Volume 1 compares Theseus and Romulus, Alcibiades and Coriolanus, and Aristides and Marcus Cato, among others.

Los malos de la historia: Victoriano Huerta «Casi por unanimidad, los historiadores oficialistas han calificado al general Victoriano Huerta Márquez como al máximo villano de la crónica nacional del siglo xx. El escritor Eduardo Antonio Parra, por ejemplo, afirma que representa la síntesis...

« J’ai eu dans ma vie beaucoup de richesses qui n’avaient rien à voir avec l’argent… Lorsque je quitterai ce monde, je sais que je laisserai à mon peuple tant chéri une autre richesse, impalpable, mais réelle : celle d’un pays possible, mais tout de même d’un pays à faire. »

Les Presses Universitaires de France et Frémeaux & Associés proposent cette biographie de Charles de Gaulle, analysée et expliquée par l'historien Bernard Phan, professeur en classe préparatoire au Lycée Henri IV. Cette biographie retrace la trajectoire exceptionnelle d'un homme emblématique de l’histoire de France au XXe siècle, Charles de Gaulle. Orateur talentueux et historien accompli, Bernard Phan livre l'intime d'un homme à l'aide de sources croisées venant de celles et ceux qui l'observèrent et écrivirent sur lui.

Bernard Montgomery, “the Spartan General”, was one of the giants of World War II. He was a field marshal, as well as an entirely powerful personality, who shaped much of how that aforementioned cataclysmic conflict turned out. If it weren’t for Montgomery’s steady hand in North Africa, for example, it would have been much harder for the Allies to prevail. Montgomery was born the humble son of a minister. As he matured, he grew increasingly bold and confident in his own abilities. He realized he was a natural leader of men—and others quickly came to realize it as well.

Activists and change agents, restorative justice practitioners, faith leaders, and anybody engaged in social progress and shifting society will find this mindful approach to nonviolent action indispensable. 

It was in the nature of Belgium’s withdrawal from Africa that power was essentially handed over to the first in line to receive it. Very little of the careful preparation that characterized the British withdrawal from Africa was evident in Congo. As it turned out, the first in line to take power was a tall, stern-featured ideologue by the name of Patrice Lumumba. This audiobook looks at one of the most important African leaders of the 20th century.

Soudés durant cinquante-deux ans, Dominique et Bernard Tapie ont tout connu, la gloire et l'opprobre, le luxe et la ruine, les retours en grâce et les défaites... Face à un Bernard Tapie que l'on découvre aussi infatigable, excessif et imprévisible à la maison que dans sa vie publique, mais aussi terriblement jaloux et possessif, il fallait partir ou suivre. Dominique Tapie a fait mieux?: elle a décidé de résister. Présente mais rebelle, aimante mais critique, elle l'a mis en garde contre ses propres démons. Gardienne du «?clan?», elle a tenu la barre fermement.

The distinguished American civil rights leader, W. E. B. DuBois first published these fiery essays, sketches, and poems individually in 1920 in the Atlantic, the Journal of Race Development, and other periodicals. Reflecting the author's ideas as a politician, historian, and artist, this volume has long moved and inspired readers with its militant cry for social, political, and economic reform. It is essential reading for all students of African American history.

‘Napoleon is an out-and-out masterpiece and a joy to read’ Sir Antony Beevor, author of Stalingrad A landmark new biography that presents the man behind the many myths. The first writer in English to go back to the original European sources, Adam Zamoyski’s portrait of Napoleon is...

Au lieu d'un récit chronologique ou linéaire, l'auteur a choisi de raconter dix-sept épisodes fracassants et emblématiques de ce siècle de feu et de sang, où se côtoient le drame et le romanesque. Autant de drames, autant de secrets qui méritaient qu'on mène à nouveau l'enquête.

A New Yorker Best Book of the Year What happened to Rudy Giuliani? Andrew Kirtzman, who has been following Giuliani since the 1990s, answers that question in this “masterful and engrossing” (The Guardian) biography that “cuts through the myth and caricature that has too often defined...

"A fast-paced, often riveting account of the military and political events leading up to the Declaration of Independence and those that followed during the war ... Brands does his readers a service by reminding them that division, as much as unity, is central to the founding of our nation...

This brilliant new audiobook explores the lives of eight generations of the greatest kings and queens that this country has ever seen, and the worst. The Plantagenets – their story is the story of Britain. England’s greatest royal dynasty, the Plantagenets, ruled over England through eight...

The story of a fascinating man who connected the great politicians, artists and thinkers at the height of British global power and influence. A famed aesthete, politician and patron of the arts, Philip Sassoon lived in a world of English elegance and oriental flair. Gathering a social set that...

Una mirada al hombre que marcó un antes y un después en la vida política de México, cuyas ideas, a pesar del intento de silenciarlas con su asesinato el 23 de marzo de 1994, aún reverberan en la conciencia del pueblo de México.

2010 ist es 65 Jahre her, dass der Pfarrer und Widerstandskämpfer Dietrich Bonhoeffer von den Nationalsozialisten ermordet wurde. Nur wenige Tage vor Ende des Krieges. Dieses Hörspiel zeichnet das Leben Bonhoeffers nach und zeigt, wie aus dem gutbürgerlichen Theologen der engagierte Kämpfer gegen die Nazibarbarei wurde. Bonhoeffers Geschichte ist ein Aufruf an alle Christen, dass es Zeiten gibt, in denen wir, neben dem Beten, handeln müssen, um uns nicht mitschuldig zu machen.

Este libro describe cómo un grupo de revolucionarios se transformaron en guerrilleros y derrotaron a 50.000 soldados profesionalmente entrenados con el propósito de derrocar al dictador Fulgencio Batista. Cómo una banda de guerrilleros autoentrenados derrocó a un dictador y cambió la...