Mythologies
2.300,00 د.ج
In this magnificent collection of essays, Barthes explores the myths of mass culture taking as diverse as wrestling, films, plastic and cars, deciphering the symbols and signs within familiar aspects of modern life and, in so doing, unmasking the hidden ideologies and meanings which implicitly affect our thought and behaviour.
3
Items sold in last 3 days
0
People watching this product now!
Estimated delivery dates: mai 20, 2025 – mai 27, 2025
Description
In this magnificent collection of essays, Barthes explores the myths of mass culture taking as diverse as wrestling, films, plastic and cars, deciphering the symbols and signs within familiar aspects of modern life and, in so doing, unmasking the hidden ideologies and meanings which implicitly affect our thought and behaviour.
Informations complémentaires
Produits similaires
Freedom Is A Constant Struggle
In these newly collected essays, interviews, and speeches, world-renowned activist and scholar Angela Y. Davis illuminates the connections between struggles against state violence and oppression throughout history and around the world.Reflecting on the importance of black feminism, intersectionality, and prison abolitionism for today's struggles, Davis discusses the legacies of previous liberation struggles, from the Black Freedom Movement to the South African anti-Apartheid movement. She highlights connections and analyzes today's struggles against state terror, from Ferguson to Palestine.Facing a world of outrageous injustice, Davis challenges us to imagine and build the movement for human liberation. And in doing so, she reminds us that "Freedom is a constant struggle."
The Bilingual Brain: And What It Tells Us about the Science of Language
Over half of the world's population is bilingual and yet few of us understand how this extraordinary, complex ability really works. How do two languages co-exist in the same brain? What are the advantages and challenges of being bilingual? How do we learn - and forget - a language?In the first study of its kind, leading expert Albert Costa shares twenty years of experience to explore the science of language. Looking at studies and examples from Canada to France to South Korea, The Bilingual Brain investigates the significant impact of bilingualism on daily life from infancy to old age. It reveals, among other things, how babies differentiate between two languages just hours after birth, how accent affects the way in which we perceive others and even why bilinguals are better at conflict resolution.Drawing on cutting-edge neuro-linguistic research from his own laboratory in Barcelona as well from centres across the world, and his own bilingual family, Costa offers an absorbing examination of the intricacies and impact of an extraordinary skill. Highly engaging and hugely informative, The Bilingual Brain leaves us all with a sense of wonder at how language works.
Short History Of Decay
A Short History of Decay (1949) is E. M. Cioran's nihilistic and witty collection of aphoristic essays concerning the nature of civilization in mid-twentieth-century Europe. Touching upon Man's need to worship, the feebleness of God, the downfall of the Ancient Greeks and the melancholy baseness of all existence, Cioran's pieces are pessimistic in the extreme, but also display a beautiful certainty that renders them delicate, vivid, and memorable. Illuminating and brutally honest, A Short History of Decay dissects Man's decadence in a remarkable series of moving and beautiful pieces.
Dear Life: A Doctor’s Story of Love, Loss and Consolation
What a remarkable book this is: tender, funny, brave, heartfelt, radiant with love and life. It brought me often to laughter and - several times - to tears. It sings with joy and kindness' Robert MacfarlaneFrom the Sunday Times bestselling author of Your Life in My Hands comes this vibrant, tender and deeply personal memoir that finds light and love in the darkest of places.As a specialist in palliative medicine, Dr Rachel Clarke chooses to inhabit a place many people would find too tragic to contemplate. Every day she tries to bring care and comfort to those reaching the end of their lives and to help make dying more bearable.Rachel's training was put to the test in 2017 when her beloved GP father was diagnosed with terminal cancer. She learned that nothing - even the best palliative care - can sugar-coat the pain of losing someone you love.And yet, she argues, in a hospice there is more of what matters in life - more love, more strength, more kindness, more joy, more tenderness, more grace, more compassion - than you could ever imagine. For if there is a difference between people who know they are dying and the rest of us, it is simply this: that the terminally ill know their time is running out, while we live as though we have all the time in the world.Dear Life is a book about the vital importance of human connection, by the doctor we would all want by our sides at a time of crisis. It is a love letter - to a father, to a profession, to life itself.
Petite philosophie de l’amour
C'est l'histoire d'une passion. Celle du narrateur pour Chloé, rencontrée par hasard à bord d'un vol Paris-Londres. Le hasard fait-il bien les choses ? A partir de cette situation simple et prometteuse, Alain de Botton décortique une relation amoureuse à la lumière d'éminents philosophes : Platon, Pascal, Nietzsche, mais aussi Groucho Marx et quelques autres... Un véritable traité de l'amour en Occident aujourd'hui. From the Back Cover C'est l'histoire d'une passion. Celle du narrateur pour Chloé, rencontrée par hasard à bord d'un vol Paris-Londres. Le hasard fait-il bien les choses ? A partir de cette situation simple et prometteuse, Alain de Botton décortique une relation amoureuse à la lumière d'éminents philosophes : Platon, Pascal, Nietzsche, mais aussi Groucho Marx et quelques autres... Un véritable traité de l'amour en Occident aujourd'hui. About the Author Alain de Botton, suisse francophone de naissance, anglais d'adoption, est l'auteur de plusieurs essais et romans à succès. Parmi ses ouvrages traduits en vingt-cinq langues, citons Comment Proust peut changer votre vie, Petite philosophie de l'amour.
Bescherelle La grammaire pour tous: la référence en grammaire française
Une grammaire de référence, accessible à tous. Pour comprendre le fonctionnement de la langue française et mieux la maîtriser.Une grammaire pratique, accessible à tousDestiné à tous ceux qui s'intéressent au fonctionnement du français – lycéens, étudiants, enseignants ou amoureux de langue française –, l'ouvrage contient :– des explications claires,– plus de 1 000 exemples commentés,– des tableaux récapitulatifs,– des conseils d’orthographe et d’expression.Une description de la langue française précise, complète et actualiséeUtilisant la terminologie validée par l’Éducation nationale, l’ouvrage présente les notions clés de la grammaire de phrase et de la grammaire de texte.L’exposé s’inscrit dans une perspective pragmatique, où la grammaire est mise au service de l’expression et de l’analyse des textes. Des liens sont faits entre les notions grammaticales et des problèmes orthographiques ou rédactionnels. Sont également analysés les effets particuliers que peuvent produire des structures grammaticales dans un texte littéraire.
The Inevitable: Stories of Life, Choice and the Right to Die
BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE SPECTATOR AND THE TIMES'Fascinating.... Deeply disturbing... Brilliant' Sunday Times'Powerful and moving.' Louis TherouxMeet Adam. He's twenty-seven years old, articulate and attractive. He also wants to die. Should he be helped? And by whom?In The Inevitable, award-winning journalist Katie Engelhart explores one of our most abiding taboos: assisted dying. From Avril, the 80-year-old British woman illegally importing pentobarbital, to the Australian doctor dispensing suicide manuals online, Engelhart travels the world to hear the stories of those on the quest for a 'good death'.At once intensely troubling and profoundly moving, The Inevitable interrogates our most uncomfortable moral questions. Should a young woman facing imminent paralysis be allowed to end her life with a doctor's help? Should we be free to die painlessly before dementia takes our mind? Or to choose death over old age? A deeply reported portrait of everyday people struggling to make impossible decisions, The Inevitable sheds crucial light on what it means to flourish, live and die.
