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Maurice Vaïsse
French Diplomacy Tools and Participants Since 1980
A complete and documented view of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and of French diplomatic policy. A diplomatic history of the Fifth Republic, from the 1970s to the present.

Janine Mossuz-Lavau
The French and Politics An Investigation of a Crisis
Are the French really discouraged and depoliticized? Janine Mossuz-Lavau decided to go into the field, to interview the people and give them a voice. What are they suffering from? What do they want? What do they believe in? These are the questions that she attempts to answer after having questioned men and women of all ages and social backgrounds, from all regions and personal affinities. Political analyst Janine Mossuz-Lavau is a Research Director at CNRS and the National Foundation of Political Science.

Bernard Duplan, Marc Marty
How to Treat Back Problems
Why do you have backache ? What are the treatments available to you ? Can osteopathy help ? What to do when the pain is persistant and recurring ? How can you protect your back ? What precautions need to be taken in pregnant women and children ? Does the "mental" aspect play a part in curing it ? This book is a thorough guide to current medical knowledge about the causes of backaches, how to prevent them and how to treat them. Bernard Duplan, a rheumatologist, heads a department at the rheumatology hospital in Aix-les-Bains. Marc Marty is a rheumatologist at the Hospital Henri Mondor, in Creteil.

Antoine Compagnon
The First World War, 1914-18: New Thinkers and Artists Upheavals in Science and in the Arts and Letters
The Great War: ruptures and reconfigurations in society

Michel Bar-Zohar
Shimon Peres The Secret History of Israel
“The story of Peres is that of Israel,” wrote Haaretz about this book.

Philippe Descola
Natures in Question Collège de France Autumn Colloquium
The most recent thinking on nature in the era of biotechnology and artificial intelligence









