"What are the grand dynamics that drive the accumulation and distribution of capital? Questions about the long-term evolution of inequality, the concentration of wealth, and the prospects for economic growth lie at the heart of political economy. But satisfactory answers have been hard to find for lack of adequate data and clear guiding theories. In Capital in the Twenty-First Century, Thomas Piketty analyzes a unique collection of ..."
"Revelations of the Medieval World Georges Duby, Phillippe Aria]s. The second
volume of A History of Private Life is a treasure trove of rich and colorful detail
culled from an astounding variety of sources. ... Maurice Keen, New York Review
of Books "Like its predecessor in the same series, [this book] makes full use of the
... He is the general editor (with Michelle Perrot) of A History of Women (Harvard)."
"Me"thodes de I'approche biographi- que en sociologie (Paris-Lausanne, 1981). 7
. P. Lejeune, Je est un mure, 1'auto- biographie de ia iitte'rature aux me'dias (
Paris, 1980), especial1} "L 'autobiographic de ceux qui n'ecrivent pas," pp. 229-
316. 8. G. May, L 'Autobiographic (Paris, 1979), pp. 197-198 9. P. Lejeune, Le
Pacte autobiographique (Paris, 1975), pp. 241-242. 10. For further light on this
parallel, see Goulemot's introducti ..."
Capital and Ideology by Thomas Piketty, ArthurGoldhammer Hardcover, 1,104 Pages, Published 2020 by Belknap Press: An Imprint Of Harvard University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-674-98082-2, ISBN: 0-674-98082-4
"The epic successor to one of the most important books of the century: at once a retelling of global history, a scathing critique of contemporary politics, and a bold proposal for a new and fairer economic system.Thomas Piketty’s bestselling Capital in the Twenty-First Century galvanized global debate about inequality. In this audacious follow-up, Piketty challenges us to revolutionize how we think about politics, ideology, and history. ..."
Vital Nourishment(1st Edition) Departing from Happiness (Zone Books) by Francois Jullien, ArthurGoldhammer Hardcover, 184 Pages, Published 2007 by Zone Books ISBN-13: 978-1-890951-80-1, ISBN: 1-890951-80-3
"The philosophical tradition in the West has always subjected life to conceptual divisions and questions about meaning. In Vital Nourishment, François Jullien contends that although this process has given rise to a rich history of inquiry, it proceeds too fast. In their anxiety about meaning, Western thinkers since Plato have forgotten simply to experience life. In this inst ..."
"In "The Birth of Purgatory," Jacques Le Goff, the brilliant medievalist and renowned "Annales" historian, is concerned not with theological discussion but with the growth of an idea, with the relation between belief and society, with mental structures, and with the historical role of the imagination. Le Goff argues that the doctrine of Purgatory did not appear in the Latin theology of the West before the late twelfth century, that the w ..."
" Drawing on myriad sources--from the faint traces left by the rocking of a cradle at the site of an early medieval home to an antique illustration of Eve's fall from grace-this second volume in the celebrated series offers new perspectives on women of the past. Twelve distinguished historians from many countries examine the image of women in the masculine mind, their social condition, and their daily experience from the demise of the Ro ..."
"The 18th-century Enlightenment celebrated human individualism and the ability of the mind to understand and determine the course of human events. Empowered by Descartes's radical affirmation of the human intellect ("I think, therefore I am") and the essentially limitless capacity of scientific inquiry, Western European thinkers broke away from medieval tradition, proclaiming knowledge to be rational, theoretical, scientific, and univers ..."
"In 1499, high in the remote and bitterly impoverished mountains of the Valais, Thomas Platter was born and quickly abandoned, left to make his way among the crags as a herder of goats and sheep. At the age of ten, mustering the ferocity of will that would serve him throughout his life, Thomas walked barefoot and alone out of the hills and into the glorious turbulence of the sixteenth century. For nearly ten years, he wandered the breadt ..."
"In the words of the general editors, A History of Women seeks "to understand women's place in society, their condition, the roles they played and the powers they possessed, their silence, their speech, and their deeds. It is the variety of the representations of women--as gods, Madonnas, witches, and so on--that we hope to capture, in its permanence as well as its many transformations." Informed by the work of seventy-five distinguished ..."
"The picturesque town of Dreux, 60 miles west of Paris, quietly entered history in 1821, when Victor Hugo won the hand of his beloved there. Another century and a half would pass before the town made history again, but this time there was nothing quiet about it. In 1983, Jean-François Le Pen’s National Front candidates made a startling electoral gain in the Dreux region. Its liberal traditions had ended abruptly. With the radical right c ..."
"In the words of the general editors, A History of Women seeks "to understand women's place in society, their condition, the roles they played and the powers they possessed, their silence, their speech, and their deeds. It is the variety of the representations of women--as gods, Madonnas, witches, and so on--that we hope to capture, in its permanence as well as its many transformations." Informed by the work of seventy-five distinguished ..."
"1982 University of Chicago Press trade paperback, 5th printing. Georges Duby (The Early Growth of the European Economy: Warriors and Peasants from the Seventh to the Twelfth Century). In The Three Orders, prominent Annales historian Georges Duby offers a tripartite construct of medieval French society, a construct which depicts men separating themselves hierarchically into those who pray, those who fight, and those who work. He consider ..."
Tocqueville(1st Edition) The Ancien Régime and the French Revolution (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought) by Jon Elster, ArthurGoldhammer, Alexis De Tocqueville Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2011 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-71891-2, ISBN: 0-521-71891-0
"This new translation of an undisputed classic aims to be both accurate and readable. Tocqueville's subtlety of style and profundity of thought offer a challenge to readers as well as to translators. As both a Tocqueville scholar and an award-winning translator, Arthur Goldhammer is uniquely qualified for the task. In his Introduction, Jon Elster draws on his recent work to lay out the structure of Tocqueville's argument. Readers will ap ..."
"The greatest French literary masterpiece of all time is now available as a graphic novel. Proust’s oceanic novel In Search of Lost Time looms over twentieth-century literature as one of the greatest, yet most endlessly challenging, literary experiences. Now, in what renowned translator Arthur Goldhammer says might be “likened to a piano reduction of an orchestral score,” the French illustrator Stéphane Heuet re-presents Proust in graphi ..."
Paris(1st Edition) Capital of the World by Patrice Higonnet, ArthurGoldhammer Hardcover, 536 Pages, Published 2002 by Belknap Press ISBN-13: 978-0-674-00887-8, ISBN: 0-674-00887-1
" In an original and evocative journey through modern Paris from the mid-eighteenth century to World War II, Patrice Higonnet offers a delightful cultural portrait of a multifaceted, continually changing city. In examining the myths and countermyths of Paris that have been created and re-created over time, Higonnet reveals a magical urban alchemy in which each era absorbs the myths and perceptions of Paris past, adapts them to the cultur ..."
"This fifth and final volume in an award-winning series charts the remarkable inner history of our times from the tumult of World War I to the present day, when personal identity was released from its moorings in gender, family, social class, religion, politics, and nationality. Nine brilliant and bold historians present a dynamic picture of cultures in transition and in the process scrutinize a myriad of subjects―the sacrament of confes ..."
"Passions of the Renaissance Georges Duby Roger Chartier, Phillippe Aria]s. and
for cooking ... a "good color." And when Nicolas dc Bonnefons says that a steak
should be eaten "all bloody and red," he means not that it should be tinted with
arkanet or red cedar but that it should not be ... Discussing "blue-cooked" pike,
Bonnefons explains that it should be "well sprinkled with salt and doused with
good vinegar" which "gives a very ..."
" First of the widely celebrated and sumptuously illustrated series, this book reveals in intimate detail what life was really like in the ancient world. Behind the vast panorama of the pagan Roman empire, the reader discovers the intimate daily lives of citizens and slaves—from concepts of manhood and sexuality to marriage and the family, the roles of women, chastity and contraception, techniques of childbirth, homosexuality, religion, ..."
"RO60111701. JOURNAL OF MY LIFE. 1986. In-8. Relié. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 368 pages. Fac-similé en noir et blanc en frontispice. Illustré de quelques cartes en noir et blanc dans le texte. Tranche salie. Jaquette manquante.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon"