What is the West?
David Gress's subtitle seems to indicate that he has but one set of opponents—those who are hostile to "the idea of the West." In fact
18 octobre 2010
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David Gress's subtitle seems to indicate that he has but one set of opponents—those who are hostile to "the idea of the West." In fact
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January 2002 -- Reprinted by permission of the publisher. From The Role of Religion in History, by George Walsh (New Brunswick, New Jersey:
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Toute revendication initiale de droits de propriété implique en quelque sorte une saisie de propriété. Comme il n'existe aucun droit de propriété avant que les droits de propriété ne soient fondés
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J'ai toujours détesté cet étrange hybride de réalité et de fiction qu'est le "docudrame". Il s'agit d'un artifice foncièrement malhonnête, qui mêle les faits réels et la fiction.
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I would like to start by asking you all to secure yourselves in your seats. If you have any pointy objects, make sure they are facing away
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During the fourth century B.C.—we don't know exactly when—a man, a resident of Athens, a student and teacher of philosophy, changed the worl