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Le Roman Africain : Drame Or Histoire, Bernard Mouralis Dec 2009

Le Roman Africain : Drame Or Histoire, Bernard Mouralis

Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature

For a long time, African novelists claimed filiation with realism. But there is in realism a deep contradiction between the will of describing the social world and the will of changing it. From this contradiction, the paper studies : the relation between theatre and novel ; the question of citizenship in the novel ; the place of the novel in front of knowledge and action. The novel shows dynamics and characters living in the time. So, it tends to wander from the principle of knowledge and self-consciousness.


Parsing The Plagiary Scandals In History And Law, Arthur Austin Jun 2009

Parsing The Plagiary Scandals In History And Law, Arthur Austin

The University of New Hampshire Law Review

[Excerpt] “In 2002 the history of History was scandal. The narrative started when a Pulitzer Prize winning professor was caught foisting bogus Vietnam War exploits as background for classroom discussion. His fantasy lapse prefaced a more serious irregularity—the author of the Bancroft Prize book award was accused of falsifying key research documents. The award was rescinded. The year reached a crescendo with two plagiarism cases “that shook the history profession to its core.”

Stephen Ambrose and Doris Kearns Goodwin were “crossover” celebrities: esteemed academics—Pulitzer winners—with careers embellished by a public intellectual reputation. The media nurtured a Greek Tragedy —two superstars …


Architectural Preservation And The Personalization Of History, Rebecca Dobrinski Jan 2009

Architectural Preservation And The Personalization Of History, Rebecca Dobrinski

Vulcan Historical Review

pp. 147-166


White Flight: Atlanta And The Making Of Modern Conservativism, Heather Guy Jan 2009

White Flight: Atlanta And The Making Of Modern Conservativism, Heather Guy

Vulcan Historical Review

pp. 176-179


The Creek Confederacy: Cultural Diversity And Its Consequences Among The Native Americans, Wayne Gaston Jan 2009

The Creek Confederacy: Cultural Diversity And Its Consequences Among The Native Americans, Wayne Gaston

Vulcan Historical Review

pp. 53-70


The War For The Aleutian Islands 1942-42: A Battle With The Japanese, Politics And The Weather, Kaye Cochran Nail Jan 2009

The War For The Aleutian Islands 1942-42: A Battle With The Japanese, Politics And The Weather, Kaye Cochran Nail

Vulcan Historical Review

pp. 99-111


John Adams, Danielle Nicole Warren Jan 2009

John Adams, Danielle Nicole Warren

Vulcan Historical Review

pp. 183-185


The Medical And Social Impact Of Cholera In The 19th Century And Beyond, Heather Guy Jan 2009

The Medical And Social Impact Of Cholera In The 19th Century And Beyond, Heather Guy

Vulcan Historical Review

pp. 71-84


Vulcan Historical Review 13 (Front Matter), Vulcan Historical Review Staff Jan 2009

Vulcan Historical Review 13 (Front Matter), Vulcan Historical Review Staff

Vulcan Historical Review

No abstract provided.


Ham's Legacy: The Imbalance Of Power In Colonial Rwanda And The 1994 Genocide, Jennifer R. Phillips Jan 2009

Ham's Legacy: The Imbalance Of Power In Colonial Rwanda And The 1994 Genocide, Jennifer R. Phillips

Vulcan Historical Review

pp. 130-142


Autophobia: Love And Hate In The Automotive Age, Clint Cvacho Jan 2009

Autophobia: Love And Hate In The Automotive Age, Clint Cvacho

Vulcan Historical Review

pp. 172-175


The Silent Majority: Suburban Politics In The Sunbelt South, Kristina Brandon Jan 2009

The Silent Majority: Suburban Politics In The Sunbelt South, Kristina Brandon

Vulcan Historical Review

pp. 169-171


Buildup And Base Development: The Impact Of Urban Warfare On The City Of Saigon, Emily Nelms Jan 2009

Buildup And Base Development: The Impact Of Urban Warfare On The City Of Saigon, Emily Nelms

Vulcan Historical Review

pp. 112-129


Vulcan Historical Review 13 (Complete Issue), Vulcan Historical Review Staff Jan 2009

Vulcan Historical Review 13 (Complete Issue), Vulcan Historical Review Staff

Vulcan Historical Review

No abstract provided.


Burials In The Tomb Of The Swiss-American Society New Orleans, John Geiser Iii Jan 2009

Burials In The Tomb Of The Swiss-American Society New Orleans, John Geiser Iii

Swiss American Historical Society Review

On July 3, 1871, an improved constitution was adopted and a burial ground in Greenwood Cemetery was purchased. The yellow fever epidemic of 1878 caused the entire plot of ground to be filled and compelled action on the building of a suitable vault, which was completed and consecrated with appropriate ceremonies on October 5, 1879.


Alabama Don't Care A Whoop For The Politicians: Opposition To The Tva In Alabama, Clint Cvacho Jan 2009

Alabama Don't Care A Whoop For The Politicians: Opposition To The Tva In Alabama, Clint Cvacho

Vulcan Historical Review

pp. 9-27


Hitler's Baby Farms: The Lebensborn Project, John C. Faulkner Jan 2009

Hitler's Baby Farms: The Lebensborn Project, John C. Faulkner

Vulcan Historical Review

pp. 28-52


Rammed Earth Houses: An American Vision In The New Deal, Beth Hunter Jan 2009

Rammed Earth Houses: An American Vision In The New Deal, Beth Hunter

Vulcan Historical Review

pp. 85-97


Vulcan Historical Review 13 (End Matter), Vulcan Historical Review Staff Jan 2009

Vulcan Historical Review 13 (End Matter), Vulcan Historical Review Staff

Vulcan Historical Review

No abstract provided.