Social Science

Jouets des enfants d'Afrique: Regards sur des merveilles d'ingéniosité

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Fils de fer, morceaux de bois, chiffons, boîtes de conserve vides... : autant de trésors pour ces enfants, filles et garçons - parfois des bambins d'à peine 4 ans - qui ne connaissent de nos jouets usinés qu'une image, une photo, un souvenir. Avec beaucoup de talent et d'ingéniosité, ils vont...

Najaf, the Gate of wisdom - ARABIC edition - النجف بوابة الحكمة

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This book traces the city's history to the present day by surveying its urban form and major religious monuments, providing insight into Shi'i rituals, pilgrimages and funerals in the cemetery of Wadi al-Salam, and offering vivid portraits of its people.

Les abolitions de l'esclavage 1793-1794

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These papers are intended to demonstrate the complexity of the historical processes leading up to the abolition of slavery in 1793-1794, and again in 1848, given that Bonaparte had restored the former colonial regime in 1802. Those processes include the slave insurrections and the many forms of...

Viet Nam's Cultural Diversity: Approaches to Preservation

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This book results from the International Expert Meeting on the Preservation and Revitalization of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Ethnic Minorities in Viet Nam that took place in Hanoi in 1994. The meeting was coorganized by UNESCO’s Unit of Intangible Heritage, the Viet Nam National...

Towards Knowledge Societies

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The work is the first in a new series of UNESCO reports, to be published every two years, focusing on subjects at the heart of the Organization’s mission such as cultural diversity and sustainable development. Towards Knowledge Societies clearly makes the distinction between knowledge...

The Abolitions of Slavery

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These papers are intended to demonstrate the complexity of the historical processes leading up to the abolition of slavery in 1793-1794, and again in 1848, given that Bonaparte had restored the former colonial regime in 1802. Those processes include the slave insurrections and the many forms of...

SILK SCENTS AND SPICE

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Silk, Scents and Spice tells the story of the silk, scent and spice trade routes . At once a fascinating history and travelogue, this book is filled with astonishing colour photographs, illustrating the author's journeys along routes once traced by great trade caravans and vessels.

Migrating Alone - Unaccompanied and Separated Children’s Migration to Europe

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Migration and Climate Change provides the first authoritative overview of the relationship between climate change and migration, bringing together both case studies and syntheses from different parts of the world. It discusses policy responses, normative issues and critical perspectives from the...

Male roles, masculinities and violence: a culture of peace perspective

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This book is based on the first international discussion of the connections between men and masculinity, on the one hand, and peace and war, on the other. It addresses issues that are of great importance in the building of a culture of peace, but which, until very recently, have been...

Long walk of peace: towards a culture of prevention

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This is the long walk of peace. Through a wide variety of concrete examples, this book seeks to demonstrate how the UN has pursued – and continues to pursue – the goal of preventing conflict in many different settings across the world, often with several partners. It places the evolving concept...

Les codes Noirs Hispaniques

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Fixant des normes juridiques qui donnent un cadre légal à la traite à l’exploitation et à l’appareil répressif ils édictent de manière organisée et méthodique un ensemble de règles inspirées par le souci d’éviter les soulèvements ou la fuite des esclaves (le marronnage). Ils s’inscrivent dans le...

Le Royaume de Congo et les contrées environnantes, 1591

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Nous reprenons – révisée et complétée – l’excellente édition critique de Willy Bal, qui a déjà connu deux éditions en Belgique (la dernière en 1965). Il s’agit d’un texte fondamental, le premier du genre sur le Kongo et l’Angola, qui a été abondamment pillé par la plupart des chroniqueurs et...