Results for "Le Dragon" in Politics & Social Sciences

Sondez la mythologie et le folklore mondial pour comprendre le monstre absolu qui cristallise nos peurs et nos désirs. Idéal pour enrichir vos temps de trajet, ce récit épique traverse les époques, des sommets orageux aux abysses marins, offrant un miroir saisissant de l'âme humaine...

Just a few years ago, people spoke of the US as a hyperpower—a titan stalking the world stage with more relative power than any empire in history. Yet as early as 1993, CIA director James Woolsey pointed out that although Western powers had "slain a large dragon" by defeating the Soviet Union in the Cold War, they now faced a "variety of poisonous snakes." In The Dragons and the Snakes, the eminent soldier-scholar David Kilcullen asks how, and what, opponents of the West have learned during the last quarter-century of conflict.

A timely look at the impact of China's booming emergence on the countries of Southeast Asia. 

Role-playing game historian Ben Riggs unveils the secret history of TSR— the company that unleashed imaginations with Dungeons & Dragons, was driven into ruin by disastrous management decisions, and then saved by their bitterest rival. Co-created by wargame enthusiasts Gary Gygax and Dave...

A gripping account of one family’s battle to protect their daughter against transphobia and hate in contemporary America Our country stands at a critical cultural crossroads, with a wave of anti-trans legislation emerging at unprecedented levels, targeting trans children, in particular, who...

Avec cette introduction à Lao Zi, contemporain de Confucius, vous chevaucherez les idées d'un dragon de la sagesse chinoise. Les concepts souvent déroutants du mouvement créatif des opposés, du non-agir, du vide et de la recherche de l'équilibre intérieur vous seront dévoilés, tout en conservant leur poésie et leur mystère. L'auteur vous invite à trouver la juste mesure entre l'action et la non-action, la permanence et la fluidité du changement. En avant, petit scarabée, pour développer une présence vivante à soi-même et au monde.

Original, wildly imaginative, and thought-provoking, The City of the Wise from J.T. Greathouse is an epic fantasy adventure with a masterful blend of magic and mystery, as a lone Acolyte races to uncover a murderer in an immortal city. A CITY WITHOUT DEATH. AN IMPOSSIBLE MURDER. A KILLER WHO...

For millennia, people considered dragons to be real, and the vivid lore of dragons has touched societies from Central America to Europe, and from Egypt to China. The popularity of dragons can easily be assessed by the number of motion pictures that include them as an integral part of their narrative, from the friendly dragons of children’s cartoons to the monsters being bred underground to unleash their horrors on humanity.

What is it about dragons that almost every country in the world has their own version of this mythical creature? Why is it that countries that are on opposite sides of the world have dragons that have relatively the same features? Is this evidence that these mythical beasts did not just exist in the imagination of people from centuries past? All these questions and more will be answered in this audiobook. If you have always been fascinated with dragons, and you want to learn more about them, then this is the audiobook for you.

In 1930, a group of kids made a deadly discovery which developed into a secret that would lie dormant for nearly 90 years. A century-old terror is growing. The monster is ready to be unleashed ... and it’s hungry.

Desentraña la mitología del dragón y comprende cómo esta feroz bestia de fuego moldeó los miedos de la humanidad. Perfecto para quienes buscan enriquecer su trayecto diario con folclore épico, este inmersivo viaje antropológico revela por qué nuestra especie necesita crear monstruos...

Bloomsbury presents Dragon Lords: The History and Legends of Viking England by Eleanor Parker read by Kristin Atherton Why did the Vikings sail to England? Were they indiscriminate raiders, motivated solely by bloodlust and plunder? One narrative, the stereotypical one, might have it so. But...

In the last few years, China's aid program has leapt out of the shadows. But China's tradition of secrecy about its aid fueled rumors and speculation, making it difficult to gauge the risks and opportunities provided by China's growing embrace. This well-timed book, by one of the world's leading experts, provides the first comprehensive account of China's aid and economic cooperation overseas. Deborah Brautigam tackles the myths and realities, explaining what the Chinese are doing, how they do it, how much aid they give, and how it all fits into their "going global" strategy.

Explore the global mythology of winged serpents and chaos monsters that ancient civilizations worshiped and feared. Perfect for a reflective commute or an evening of deep learning, this atmospheric journey reveals why humanity always filled the blank spaces on our maps with fire-breathing...

In the early twenty-first century, environmental risks such as climate change, biodiversity loss, resource scarcity, large-scale migrations, and conflicts over critical resources have become our lived reality in a world where nearly 8 billion people struggle to thrive. These crises have proven impossible to address without fundamental transformations of our economic institutions—exactly as predicted in this groundbreaking work. First published in 1994, Taming the Dragon offers a careful investigation of the processes that have led to global environmental change.

The Evolution of the Dragon by G. Elliot Smith is a groundbreaking exploration of the origins, symbolism, and diffusion of dragon myths across cultures. Blending anthropology, mythology, and comparative religion, Smith investigates how the archetype of the dragon emerged from ancient serpent-worship traditions and spread globally through cultural contact and migration.

The Definitive Account of the Trump Trial. Your behind-the-scenes look at the historic showdown between President Donald Trump and the criminal justice system, told through the eyes of the journalist who was in the courtroom each day, capturing every dramatic twist and turn. A panoramic New York...

China ya no es solo la fábrica del mundo, también es su mayor banquero. Con su enorme reserva en divisas podría comprar el planeta. Y ya ha empezado a hacerlo. Esto significa que el gobierno chino tiene, en pleno siglo XXI, un poder de control inaudito sobre los países occidentales. Las economías y gobiernos del llamado Primer Mundo necesitan sus inversiones para salir de la crisis. También los resultados de las multinacionales más poderosas dependen de China. Ni en sus sueños más ambiciosos Mao Tse Tung hubiera podido imaginar algo así.

For fans of unheralded women’s stories, a captivating look at Sigrid Schultz—one of the earliest reporters to warn Americans of the rising threat of the Nazi regime “No other American correspondent in Berlin knew so much of what was going on behind the scene as did Sigrid Schultz.” —...

A deep, luminous guided meditation inspired by the Quantum Self series by Rev. Tiffany Solter, PhD — a Jungian and quantum perspective on the fog of identity, the shadow that lives there, and the extraordinary work of becoming who you choose to be...