by Lawrence Freedman (1994)
War makes headlines and history books. It has shaped the international system, prompted social change, and inspired literature, art, and music. It engenders some of the most intense as well as the most brutal human experiences, and it raises fundamental questions of human ethics. The ubiquitous, contradictory, and many-sided character of war is fully reflected in this reader. It addresses a wide range of questions: What are the causes of war? Which strategic as well as moral principles guide its conduct, and how have these changed? Has total war become unthinkable? What is the nature of contemporary conflict? How is war experienced by those on the front line? These and other key issues are examined through a variety of writings. Drawing on sources from numerous countries and disciplines, this reader includes accounts by generals, soldiers, historians, strategists, and poets, who consider conflicts from the Napoleonic Wars to Vietnam and Bosnia. The writing not only of great strategic thinkers but also of ordinary soldiers illustrates both the theory and the experience of war in its many guises.
David R. Brown
A guide to reading and enjoying the writings of William Shakespeare, providing information about the playwright's life, family, religion, and work, and offering advice on how the plays should be read and produced.
Henry Horenstein
Answers the more technical questions of photographers who are already familiar with the basics so well detailed in Henry Horenstein's recent Black and White Photography.
Denis-Michel Boëll, Jacqueline Duroc
L'oeuvre multiforme et inépuisable de Mathurin Méheut (1882-1958) est ici abordée sous l'angle maritime et en parallèle des oeuvres d'un autre grand artiste, Jean-Francis Auburtin (1866-1930), connu pour sa peinture impressionniste d'esprit symboliste. Comme Monet, Auburtin après avoir peint Belle-Île, s'attache aux bords de mer. Ses marines à contre-jour désignent un observateur aguerri. Sa persévérance à comprendre le paysage et les fluctuations de la lumière s'expriment dans l'élaboration de séries, procédé qu'il emprunte tout aussi bien à Monet qu'aux grands maîtres de l'estampe japonaise. À la façon d'un Hokusai français, Auburtin pratique la gouache et l'aquarelle en virtuose. Méheut est quant à lui sans conteste l'artiste breton le plus célébré et ses oeuvres sur la biodiversité marine (voir à ce sujet La biodiversité littorale selon Mathurin Méheut, Locus Solus, 2016), ses paysages côtiers, scènes de travail en bord de mer, ou ses grands décors marins font partie des chefs-d'oeuvre de l'histoire de l'art au XXe siècle. Le présent ouvrage revisite l'oeuvre de ces deux grands artistes à la lumière de 140 tableaux, gravures, décors et documents divers, pour une large part inédits ou rephotographiés, provenant des plus prestigieuses collections publiques et privées.
Iain W. Provan
Provan treats 1 and 2 Kings as a unified whole nestled within its canonical context. Kings constantly presupposes knowledge of the remainder of the story of Israel and invites reflection upon itself in the light of the prophetic writings and of the New Testament. It is examined here as narrative literature with historiographical intent, designed to teach its readers about God and the Ways of God. Provan does a masterful job of drawing the reader's attention to themes that are repeated in Kings, such as the theme of God's promise and how it is fulfilled among God's people. He has succeeded in making Kings a more readily accessible book.