The disaster and its signs
Primitive societies, explains Lvy-Bruhl, were vigilant for signs announcing catastrophes, even though they were unpredictable. This should inspire us, we
The gateway city
A bridge between the late Roman Empire and the early Middle Ages, a hinge between the Roman East and the
The theater town in the Middle Ages
How was theater made at the end of the Middle Ages, and what did the city that organized it do??
An enchanting literature
In the first third of XXe century, a literary school shone under the name of wonderful scientist. Drawing on fiction,
Let's drink !
Revolutionary cafés, suburban cabarets, cabarets with dazzling balls, brasseries open all night: the bistro has a rich history which tells
Capitalism and injustice
It is difficult to do without the concept of exploitation to describe the many forms of injustice generated by capitalism.
Mines to save the planet?
To achieve the energy transition, as many metals would have to be extracted in twenty years as in the entire
Latin feudalism in Palestine
The installation of the Crusaders in Palestine in XIe century gives birth to an original world: an oriental feudalism born
Silencing the people
The example of Adam Billaut, a wealthy carpentry entrepreneur from XVIIe century, shows how the popular verb was delegitimized, to
Prehistory and Antiquity at the Rising Sun
From the first peasants to the age of chiefs, from hunting to rice cultivation, from lithic tools to the development