Elisabeth Krug
Thurgood Marshall : Champion of Civil Rights (Great Lives)
En Anglais – The great-grandchild of a slave, Thurgood Marshall grew up to become Director-Counsel for the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund and a Justice of the Supreme Court. A fierce advocate for the rights of the poor, minorities, and women, Marshall has earned a place in history as one of the greatest Americans of his century.
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Aztec and Maya Myths
En Anglais – The myths of the Aztec and Maya derive from a shared Mesoamerican cultural tradition. This is very much a living tradition, and many of the motifs and gods mentioned in early sources are still evoked in the lore of contemporary Mexico and Guatemala. Professor Taube discusses the different sources for Aztec and Maya myths. The Aztec empire began less than 200 years before the Spanish conquest, and our knowledge of their mythology derives primarily from native colonial documents and manuscripts commissioned by the Spanish. The Maya mythology is far older, and our knowledge of it comes mainly from native manuscripts of the Classic period, over 600 years before the Spanish conquest. Drawing on these sources as well as nineteenth- and twentieth-century excavations and research, including the interpretation of the codices and the decipherment of Maya hieroglyphic writing, the author discusses, among other things, the Popol Vuh myths of the Maya, the flood myth of Northern Yucatan, and the Aztec creation myths.
The song dog, a Kramer and Zondi Mystery
En Anglais – A unique mystery series that focuses not only on fascinating crimes, but also on the evils of apartheid in South Africa. When Lieutenant Tromp Kramer joins forces with brilliant Bantu Detective Sergeant Mickey Zondi to investigate an accidental murder, they are confronted by the mysterious and legendary Song Dog.
La part d’ombre
Ce livre navigue entre confession et colère. Confession d’un journaliste qui rend des comptes, livre ses doutes et ses contradictions, dit ce que, jusqu’ici, il n’avait pas écrit. Colère d’un citoyen qui, explorant les coulisses d’un règne présidentiel, ses secrets et ses mensonges, se surprend à affronter des valeurs étrangères à la gauche. Il ne s’agit pas ici de l’homme Mitterrand mais d’un système, le mitterrandisme, où les courtisans devancent les militants, où les fidélités priment l’éthique, où l’engagement s’efface devant l’arrangement. Sans en démentir la part de vérité, cette part d’ombre éclaire la cohérence d’une politique convenablement bourgeoise mais, à coup sûr, rien moins que socialiste.
Meurtres à Moscou
Un thriller aux multiples rebondissements, fondé sur des faits réels et qui nous entraîne dans l’inquiétante Russie d’aujourd’hui.