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Yves Michaud
China Today Volume 8
China is a nation at the crossroads of tradition and modernity. In this previously unpublished volume in the series "lUniversité de tous les savoirs", the authors review the present-day situation and ask the following questions: How should Chinas current political system be defined? What is Chinas position in the world today? What are the different aspects of cultural and intellectual life in China? This is a novel approach to a history of contemporary China. Contributions by Marie-Claire Bergère, Michel Bonnin, Charles Chauderlot, Anne Cheng, Yves Chevrier, Jean-Luc Domenach, Françoise Ged, François Godement, Wang Shaoqi, Joël Thoraval, Léon Vandermeersch, Chu Xiao-Quan.
Anne Marcovich
What do societies dream of ?
Why do societies change? How, through countless transformations, do they manage to maintain their own identity? With the help of the many resources provided by the social sciences, history, sociology, social psychology, anthropology and economics, Anne Marcovich has tried to identify the principle of change within a framework of continuity that characterises the evolution of societies. Anne Marcovich is a researcher in the social sciences.
Étienne-Émile Baulieu, Françoise Héritier, Henri Leridon
Contraception : Constraint or Liberty ? (Work of the Collège de France)
It is now generally accepted that contraception should be readily available.
Bernard Chemouny
The Guide to Homeopathy New, revised edition
This is the revised third edition of the highly successful guide to homeopathy, which was first published seven years ago. Besides bringing up to date all the facts, figures, tables, prices and addresses, the new edition has been revised to account for the following: o Lower health insurance coverage, following recent French legislation which came into effect on 1st January 2004. o The French Ministry of Health's recommendation to limit the use of antibiotics (especially for minor ailments such as sore throats). A reference work on [homeopathy], which is used by one out of three French people, Le Figaro Bernard Chemouny is a homeopathic physician and acupuncturist. He teaches homeopathy at Hôpital Saint-Jacques, in Paris.
