The Commune, a world event
The Paris Commune is one hundred and fifty years old. Quentin Deluermoz offers a global history, which explores its global
Such beautiful debris
In his monumental history of ruins, Alain Schnapp takes into account the multiple forms of resistance to oblivion, material or
Eugenie, First Lady of France
Beyond the dark legend that surrounds her, Empress Eugénie, wife of Napoleon IIIembodied both motherhood and Christian virtues, not without
The planet before the judges
The increase in lawsuits for climate inaction marks a further stage in mobilizations for environmental protection. What do these trials
Toussaint the Republican
Freed slave, Toussaint Louverture is one of the major figures of the Haitian revolution of the 1790s. Beyond the myth,
What is epidemiology for?
Epidemology allows us to better understand social inequalities in health, to highlight the realities of the world of work but
Is the environment soluble in the economy?
How is the environment considered by economic discourses and statistics? A collective work examines both the studies of economists and
When mom emancipated herself
By retracing the trajectory of their mothers, two authors recreate the lifestyles of two teachers in the 1960s and 1970s,
Kill and die for the King
Contrary to some popular belief, the king was not all-powerful under the Ancien Régime. In matters of war, military obligation
Racist violence before the law
French law understands racism through speech and not through actions. Based on 731 crimes, R. Brahim shows how physical violence