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Résumé : Dictionnaire moderne, pratique et complet des années collège, et bien au-delà, cet ouvrage rend compte de l'évolution du monde actuel, propose des annexes grammaticales et culturelles et accorde une large part aux américanismes.

Résumé : 175.000 mots et expressions, 270.000 traductions dans leurs différents contextes d'utilisation. Avec des annexes centrées sur la communication orale et écrite. ©Electre 2015

Résumé : Because of its exceptional clarity, accuracy, and ease of use, this dictionary is the acknowledged authority on South African and general English for study, professional use, and at home. Giving particular support on many questions of usage and grammar, and now containing a unique encyclopedic reference section, it is the most up-to-date South African English dictionary available. - Note de l'éditeur

Résumé : The Austrian School of Economics is an intellectual tradition in economics and political economy dating back to Carl Menger in the late-19th century. Menger stressed the subjective nature of value in the individual decision calculus. Individual choices are indeed made on the margin, but the evaluations of rank ordering of ends sought in the act of choice are subjective to individual chooser. For Menger, the economic calculus was about scarce means being deployed to pursue an individual's highest valued ends. The act of choice is guided by subjective assessments of the individual, and is open ended as the individual is constantly discovering what ends to pursue, and learning the most effective way to use the means available to satisfy those ends. This school of economic thinking spread outside of Austria to the rest of Europe and the United States in the early-20th century and continued to develop and gain followers, establishing itself as a major stream of heterodox economics. The Oxford Handbook of Austrian Economics provides an overview of this school and its theories. The various contributions discussed in this book all reflect a tension between the Austrian School's orthodox argumentative structure (rational choice and invisible hand) and its addressing of a heterodox problem situations (uncertainty, differential knowledge, ceaseless change). The Austrian economists from the founders to today seek to derive the invisible hand theorem from the rational choice postulate via institutional analysis in a persistent and consistent manner. Scholars and students working in the field of History of Economic Thought, those following heterodox approaches, and those both familiar with the Austrian School or looking to learn more will find much to learn in this comprehensive volume

Résumé : Archaeology is a vast subject - it is the study of human society everywhere in the world, from distant human origins 3-4 million years ago up to the present day. The Oxford Handbook of Archaeology brings together 35 authors - all specialists in their own fields - to explain what archaeology is really about. This is one of the most comprehensive treatments of the subject and of the key debates ever attempted. It is designed to open up the world of archaeology to non-specialists and to provide an essential starting point for those who want to pursue particular topics in more depth. - Note de l'éditeur

Résumé : Cet ouvrage de référence offre un regard approfondi sur les fondements théoriques de l'étude du millénarisme et de ses nombreuses manifestations à travers l'histoire et les cultures. Le dispensationalisme chrétien, la révolution Taiping, les cultes de fret en Océanie, la foi bahá'íe et le mouvement raëlien sembleraient avoir peu en commun. Ce qu'ils partagent, cependant, est une orientation millénaire, l'espérance humaine audacieuse d'un salut collectif, qui peut être céleste ou terrestre ou les deux. Bien que de nombreuses religions fassent preuve d'une croyance en un salut personnel, les croyances millénaires sont caractérisées par l'attente que le salut sera accompli, pour un groupe entier, par un agent surhumain, avec ou sans collaboration humaine. Tandis que le terme millénarisme est tiré du christianisme, c'est une catégorie qui est utilisée pour étudier les expressions religieuses dans diverses cultures, traditions religieuses et périodes historiques. Parfois, les attentes millénaires sont exprimées de manière pacifique. D'autres fois, les millénaristes sont impliqués dans la violence. Le livre commence par une section qui examine quatre types principaux de millénarisme. Les parties suivantes examinent des questions clés telles que le leadership charismatique, l'utilisation des Écritures, l'échec prophétique, les rôles de genre, les enfants, la tension avec la société et la violence. Le reste du livre explore le millénarisme dans une grande variété de lieux et d'époques, depuis les anciens mouvements du Proche-Orient jusqu'aux mouvements apocalyptiques contemporains et au nouvel âge, y compris les rôles joués par le millénarisme dans les conflits nationaux et internationaux. - Note de l'éditeur

Résumé : Les articles de cete ouvrage de référence couvrent les principales facettes de l'histoire presbytérienne, les croyances théologiques, les pratiques de culte, les formes et structures ecclésiastiques, ainsi que d'importantes questions éthiques, politiques et éducatives.

Résumé : Scholarly interest in Mormon theology, history, texts, and practices-what makes up the field now known as Mormon studies-has reached unprecedented levels, making it one of the fastest-growing subfields in religious studies. In this volume, Terryl Givens and Philip Barlow, two leading scholars of Mormonism, have brought together 45 of the top experts in the field to construct a collection of essays that offers a comprehensive overview of scholarship on Mormons. The book begins with a section on Mormon history, perhaps the most well-developed area of Mormon studies. Chapters in this section deal with questions ranging from how Mormon history is studied in the university to the role women have played over time. Other sections examine revelation and scripture, church structure and practice, theology, society, and culture. The final two sections look at Mormonism in a larger context. The authors examine Mormon expansion across the globe-focusing onMormonism in Latin America, the Pacific, Europe, and Asia-in addition to the interaction between Mormonism and other social systems, such as law, politics, and other faiths. Bringing together an impressive body of scholarship, this volume reveals the vast range of disciplines and subjects where Mormonism continues to play a significant role in the academic conversation. The Oxford Handbook of Mormonism will be an invaluable resource for those within the field, as well as for people studying the broader, ever-changing American religious landscape.

Résumé : By 2025, Latin America's population of observant Christians will be the largest in the world. Nonetheless, studies examining the exponential growth of global Christianity tend to overlook this region, focusing instead on Africa and Asia. Research on Christianity in Latin America provides a core point of departure for understanding the growth and development of Christianity in the "Global South." In The Oxford Handbook of Latin American Christianity an interdisciplinary contingent of scholars examines Latin American Christianity in all of its manifestations from the colonial to the contemporary period. The essays here provide an accessible background to understanding Christianity in Latin America. Spanning the era from indigenous and African-descendant people's conversion to and transformation of Catholicism during the colonial period through the advent of Liberation Theology in the 1960s and conversion to Pentecostalism and Charismatic Catholicism, The Oxford Handbook of Latin American Christianity is the most complete introduction to the history and trajectory of this important area of modern Christianity. - Note de l'éditeur

Résumé : By integrating various strands of scholarship on the radical right that covers different regions and different research perspectives, The Oxford Handbook of the Radical Right provides an authoritative and state of the art overview of the topic that will set the agenda for scholarship on the radical right for years to come

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