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En avril 1913, Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) débarquait au Gabon, à la mission protestante de Lambaréné. En Europe, il est aujourd’hui quasiment oublié ; on l’associe encore parfois à son prix Nobel de la paix, obtenu en 1952, et à l’hôpital qu’il créa à Lambaréné. Son image de bon médecin blanc paternaliste, portant le casque colonial, a contribué à l’éclipser presque totalement. Derrière l’argument selon lequel il n’y aurait plus rien à dire sur Schweitzer se dessine un trait de pensée caractéristique de l’Occident qui croit à une histoire inventée, et...

This book teaches about different modes of transportation using simple raised die-cut shapes on a left-hand page mirrored in the scooped-out forms of the right.

The Ties That Bind comprises the first collection of critical essays that explore the family system in Spanish and Latin American culture. This thought-provoking volume addresses the intersection of language, narrative structure, social reality, and family dynamics through examples from a diverse range of literary works, including Cervantes' Don Quijote, Reinaldo Arenas' Celestino antes del alba, and the Chicano film My Family/Mi Familia. Issues of feminism, gender and sexuality, abuse, trauma, and communication take the forefront in this ground-breaking book, which takes psychological...

Acclaimed authors write about the city of Barcelona, Spain, in a collection that features contributions by Paul Auster, Colm Toibin, Carlos Ruiz Zafón, and Juan Marsé, among others.