The west portals of Saint-Denis and Chartres

Am 5. Oktober 2013 feierte der französische Philosoph Denis Diderot (1713–1784) seinen 300. Geburtstag. Der Aufklärer wurde als Gründer und neben d‘Alembert Mit...

This chapter, “Sacerdotal Subversion in Saint-Domingue,” provides important historical, political, and religious context for understanding the relationship between the priest and t...

When first published in 1969, Horizons West was immediately recognised as the definitive critical account of the Western film and some of its key directors. This greatly expanded n...

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What does it mean to be a good citizen today? What are practices of citizenship? And what can we learn from the past about these practices to better engage in city life in the twen...