In un futuro in cui la Terra è scomparsa nel nulla a causa di un'anomalia spazio-temporale, gli ultimi umani sopravvissuti vivono di traffici ed espedienti ricordando la potenza perduta del proprio pianeta. Per Valerian e Laureline l'unica via d'uscita è ritornare indietro nel tempo, al Ventesimo secolo, ma potrebbe essere un viaggio senza ritorno.

This volume presents 23 lectures on the state by French sociologist and anthropologist Bourdieu (1930-2002) arranged by the dates he delivered them during the course of three academic years. It commences the publication of the lectures in all of his courses at Collége de France, because the lectures make up an essential but rarely seen piece in the construction of his sociology. Among the topics are the concentration of symbolic resources, theoretical foundations for an analysis of state power, the "house" model against historical finalism, and a program for a social history of political ideas and the state. Distributed in the US by Wiley. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

Prendete un extraterrestre a caso. Uno Shinguz, per esempio. È una creatura bizzarra, straordinariamente composita. Mostra un'enorme appendice caudale, ali atrofizzate, una grossa e ridicola proboscide e somiglia a quello che si otterrebbe se si ritagliassero tutte le immagini di una edizione illustrata dell'opera del naturalista Georges-Louis Buffon, per poi rincollarne i frammenti in ordine sparso. Quanto alla postura, ricorda il canguro, e mescola lucertola, pellicano e formichiere gigante. E la sua strana morfologia, con gli occhi globulari, i suoi tre stomaci e le sue mani a quattro dita, potrebbe essere la fonte di ispirazione di centinaia di favole, un sogno per i biologi. Prefazione di Stan Barets.

When a rogue planet threatens a new Human colony, Valerian and Laureline are sent to investigate and discover a barren, rocky surface… and a whole world beneath it! The people who live inside Zahir have never seen the stars. Divided along gender lines, torn by a senseless and bloody war, they are unaware that their planet is hurtling towards disaster. To stop it, the two agents of Galaxity will have to infiltrate both sides and force a reconciliation.

 

 

This textbook offers original and new approaches to the teaching of electrochemical concepts, principles and applications. Throughout the text the authors provide a balanced coverage of the thermodynamic and kinetic processes at the heart of electrochemical systems. The first half of the book outlines fundamental concepts appropriate to undergraduate students and the second half gives an in-depth account of electrochemical systems suitable for experienced scientists and course lecturers. Concepts are clearly explained and mathematical treatments are kept to a minimum or reported in appendices.  This book features:-          Questions and answers for self-assessment-          Basic and advanced level numerical descriptions-          Illustrated electrochemistry applications This book is accessible to both novice and experienced electrochemists and supports a deep understanding of the fundamental principles and laws of electrochemistry.

As a soldier in the French army, Pierre Bourdieu took thousands of photographs documenting the abject conditions and suffering (as well as the resourcefulness, determination, grace, and dignity) of the Algerian people as they fought in the Algerian War (1954--1962). Sympathizing with those he was told to regard as 'enemies,' Bourdieu became deeply and permanently invested in their struggle to overthrow French rule and the debilitations of poverty.

Upon realizing the inability of his education to make sense of this wartime reality, Bourdieu immediately undertook the creation of a new ethnographic-sociological science based on his experiences -- one that became synonymous with his work over the next few decades and was capable of explaining the mechanics of French colonial aggression and the impressive, if curious, ability of the Algerians to resist it.

This volume pairs 130 of Bourdieu's photographs with key excerpts from his related writings, very few of which have been translated into English. Many of these images, luminous aesthetic objects in their own right, comment eloquently on the accompanying words even as they are commented upon by them. Bourdieu's work set the standard for all subsequent ethnographic photography and critique. This volume also features a 2001 interview with Bourdieu, in which he speaks to his experiences in Algeria, its significance on his intellectual evolution, his role in transforming photography into a means for social inquiry, and the duty of the committed intellectual to participate in an increasingly troubled world.

Questo cofanetto contiene tre volumi disegnati da Bilal su testi di Pierre Christin: 'La crociera dei dimenticati', 'Il vascello di pietra' e 'La città che non esisteva'. Sono tre storie indipendenti ma che hanno in comune il soprannaturale ed elementi misteriosi. Gli autori ci raccontano la classe lavoratrice della provincia mettendo a fuoco la disillusione di schemi utopistici. Ogni racconto si svolge in aree di decadenza dove ogni comunità sta vivendo momenti di tensione con le autorità locali. Il primo volume è pervaso dallo spirito degli anni '70, ribelle, ecologista e antimilitarista, nel quadro di un'epoca ricca di utopie. In un'epopea ecologico-fantascientifica nessuna battaglia è mai perduta e (ne 'Il vascello di pietra') i combattenti del vascello cercano di smascherare e distruggere il complotto ordito da politici che vorrebbero deturpare la loro terra. Ne 'La città che non esisteva' Bilal e Christin hanno creato una bellissma città fantastica, dove i bambini sono re, le donne libere e gli uomini uguali. Personaggi enigmatici dai poteri soprannaturali sono il filo conduttore della trilogia che rappreenta diverse comunità tradizionali (un paesino sperduto, un porto di pescatori e una cittadina operaia) in lotta contro tutti i poteri (militari, politici, amministrativi). Un panorama commovente e avvincente delle loro utopie ma ancora oggi di piena attualità.