SirsiDynix Enterprise https://wait.sdp.sirsidynix.net.au/client/en_US/WAILRC/WAILRC/qu$003dFrance$0026qf$003dSUBJECT$002509Subject$002509Biography.$002509Biography.$0026ic$003dtrue$0026ps$003d300?dt=list 2024-05-20T02:05:12Z ent://SD_ILS/0/SD_ILS:277777 2024-05-20T02:05:12Z 2024-05-20T02:05:12Z by&#160;Wellman, Kathleen Anne, 1951- author.<br/>Call Number&#160;944.0209252 23<br/>Publication Date&#160;2013<br/>Summary&#160;This title tells the history of the French Renaissance through the lives of its most prominent queens and mistresses, beginning with Agn&egrave;s Sorel, the first officially recognised royal mistress in 1444, including Anne of Brittany, Catherine de Medici, Anne Pisseleu, Diane de Poitiers, Marguerite de Valois among others, and concluding with Gabrielle d'Estr&eacute;es, Henry IV's powerful mistress during the 1590s.<br/>Format:&#160;Electronic Resources<br/><a href="http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=573609">http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=573609</a><br/> ent://SD_ILS/0/SD_ILS:277619 2024-05-20T02:05:12Z 2024-05-20T02:05:12Z by&#160;Gray, Jeremy, 1947-<br/>Call Number&#160;509.2 23<br/>Publication Date&#160;2013<br/>Summary&#160;&quot;Henri Poincar&eacute; (1854-1912) was not just one of the most inventive, versatile, and productive mathematicians of all time--he was also a leading physicist who almost won a Nobel Prize for physics and a prominent philosopher of science whose fresh and surprising essays are still in print a century later. The first in-depth and comprehensive look at his many accomplishments, Henri Poincar&eacute; explores all the fields that Poincar&eacute; touched, the debates sparked by his original investigations, and how his discoveries still contribute to society today. Math historian Jeremy Gray shows that Poincar&eacute;'s influence was wide-ranging and permanent. His novel interpretation of non-Euclidean geometry challenged contemporary ideas about space, stirred heated discussion, and led to flourishing research. His work in topology began the modern study of the subject, recently highlighted by the successful resolution of the famous Poincar&eacute; conjecture. And Poincar&eacute;'s reformulation of celestial mechanics and discovery of chaotic motion started the modern theory of dynamical systems. In physics, his insights on the Lorentz group preceded Einstein's, and he was the first to indicate that space and time might be fundamentally atomic. Poincar&eacute; the public intellectual did not shy away from scientific controversy, and he defended mathematics against the attacks of logicians such as Bertrand Russell, opposed the views of Catholic apologists, and served as an expert witness in probability for the notorious Dreyfus case that polarized France. Richly informed by letters and documents, Henri Poincar&eacute; demonstrates how one man's work revolutionized math, science, and the greater world&quot;--<br/>Format:&#160;Electronic Resources<br/><a href="http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=484840">http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=484840</a><br/> ent://SD_ILS/0/SD_ILS:277660 2024-05-20T02:05:12Z 2024-05-20T02:05:12Z by&#160;Jackson, Jennifer.<br/>Call Number&#160;782.1092 22<br/>Publication Date&#160;2011<br/>Format:&#160;Electronic Resources<br/><a href="http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=523512">http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=523512</a><br/> ent://SD_ILS/0/SD_ILS:277432 2024-05-20T02:05:12Z 2024-05-20T02:05:12Z by&#160;Conner, Clifford D., 1941-<br/>Call Number&#160;944.04092 23<br/>Publication Date&#160;2012<br/>Summary&#160;&quot;Jean-Paul Marat's role in the French Revolution has long been a matter of controversy among historians. Often he has been portrayed as a violent, sociopathic demagogue. This biography challenges that interpretation and argues that without Marat's contributions as an agitator, tactician, and strategist, the pivotal social transformation that the Revolution accomplished might well not have occurred. Clifford D. Conner argues that what was unique about Marat - which set him apart from all other major figures of the Revolution, including Danton and Robespierre - was his total identification with the struggle of the propertyless classes for social equality. This is an essential book for anyone interested in the history of the revolutionary period and the personalities that led it.&quot;--Publisher's website.<br/>Format:&#160;Electronic Resources<br/><a href="http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=469162">http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=469162</a><br/> ent://SD_ILS/0/SD_ILS:277610 2024-05-20T02:05:12Z 2024-05-20T02:05:12Z by&#160;Pernoud, R&eacute;gine, 1909-1998.<br/>Call Number&#160;944.0260924 22<br/>Publication Date&#160;1982&#160;1964<br/>Summary&#160;Using historical documents and translated by R&eacute;gine Pernoud, Joan of Arc seeks to answer the questions asked by Joan's contemporaries as well as us: Who was she? Whence came she? What had been her life and exploits?<br/>Format:&#160;Electronic Resources<br/><a href="http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=515180">http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=515180</a><br/> ent://SD_ILS/0/SD_ILS:277280 2024-05-20T02:05:12Z 2024-05-20T02:05:12Z by&#160;McPhee, Peter, 1948-<br/>Call Number&#160;944.04092 23<br/>Publication Date&#160;2012<br/>Format:&#160;Electronic Resources<br/><a href="http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=442441">http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=442441</a><br/> ent://SD_ILS/0/SD_ILS:276875 2024-05-20T02:05:12Z 2024-05-20T02:05:12Z by&#160;Aminoff, Michael J. (Michael Jeffrey)<br/>Call Number&#160;610.92 22<br/>Publication Date&#160;2011<br/>Format:&#160;Electronic Resources<br/><a href="http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=342941">http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=342941</a><br/> ent://SD_ILS/0/SD_ILS:277473 2024-05-20T02:05:12Z 2024-05-20T02:05:12Z by&#160;Cole, John R. (John Richard), 1941-<br/>Call Number&#160;305.42092 23<br/>Publication Date&#160;2011<br/>Summary&#160;&quot;Students of the French Revolution and of women's right are generally familiar with Olympe de Gouges's bold adaptation of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. However, her Rights of Woman has usually been extracted from its literary context and studied without proper attention to the political consequences of 1791. In Between the Queen and the Cabby, John Cole provides the first full translation of de Gouges's Rights of Woman and the first systematic commentary on its declaration, its attempt to envision a non-marital partnership agreement, and its support for persons of colour. Cole compares and contrasts de Gouges's two texts, explaining how the original text was both her model and her foil. By adding a proposed marriage contract to her pamphlet, she sought to turn the ideas of the French Revolution into a concrete way of life for women. Further examination of her work as a playwright suggests that she supported equality not only for women but for slaves as well. Cole highlights the historical context of de Gouges's writing, going beyond the inherent sexism and misogyny of the time in exploring why her work did not receive the reaction or achieve the influential status she had hoped for. Read in isolation in the gender-conscious twenty-first century, de Gouges's Rights of Woman may seem ordinary. However, none of her contemporaries, neither the Marquis de Condorcet nor Mary Wollstonecraft, published more widely on current affairs, so boldly attempted to extend democratic principles to women, or so clearly related the public and private spheres. Read in light of her eventual condemnation by the Revolutionary Tribunal, her words become tragically foresighted: &quot;Woman has the right to mount the Scaffold; she must also have that of mounting the Rostrum.&quot;--Publisher's website.<br/>Format:&#160;Electronic Resources<br/><a href="http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=475626">http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=475626</a><br/> ent://SD_ILS/0/SD_ILS:276764 2024-05-20T02:05:12Z 2024-05-20T02:05:12Z by&#160;Rubinstein, Leon, 1923-<br/>Call Number&#160;940.5318142092<br/>Publication Date&#160;2007<br/>Summary&#160;As a ten-year-old child, Leon Rubinstein fled Germany with his parents in 1933 to Luxembourg and then Belgium, which they fled again on the morning of the Nazi invasion. They dwelt quietly as refugees in the south of France until the Vichy government began its roundup of foreign Jews for deportation. After his father's arrest, Leon endeavors to save himself and his mother with a daring journey to the border towns of southeastern France. Among their encounters, they hitch a ride with German SS officers, while disguising their identities. Their arduous journey leads them to Switzerland, where the memoir provides a rare look at the lives of Jewish refugees in the Swiss work camps. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Throughout this deeply felt story is Rubinstein's awareness of his transformation from adolescence to young manhood amid the catastrophic losses and dislocations of the war years in Europe. His personal story resonates with anyone who remembers discovering love, as well as the necessity of choices and sacrifices.<br/>Format:&#160;Electronic Resources<br/><a href="http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=506161">http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=506161</a><br/> ent://SD_ILS/0/SD_ILS:277268 2024-05-20T02:05:12Z 2024-05-20T02:05:12Z by&#160;Shay, Michael E., 1945-<br/>Call Number&#160;355.0092 23<br/>Publication Date&#160;2011<br/>Summary&#160;Annotation Major General Clarence Ransom Edwards is a vital figure in American military history, yet his contribution to the U.S. efforts in World War I has often been ignored or presented in unflattering terms. Most accounts focus on the disagreements he had with General John J. Pershing, who dismissed Edwards from the command of the 26th (Yankee) Division just weeks before thewar's end. The notoriety of the Pershing incident has caused some to view Edwards as simply a political general with a controversial career. But Clarence Edwards, though often a divisive figure, was a greater man than that. A revered and admired officer whose men called him Daddy, Edwards attained an impressive forty-year career, one matched by few wartime leaders . Michael E. Shay presents a complete portrait of this notable American and his many merits inRevered Commander, Maligned General. This long-overdue first full-length biography of General Clarence Edwards opens with his earlyyears in Cleveland, Ohio and his turbulenttimes at West Point. The book details the crucial roles Edwards filled in staff and field commands for the Army before the outbreak of World War I in 1917: Adjutant-General with General Henry Ware Lawton in the Philippine-American War, first chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs, and commander of U.S. forces in the Panama Canal Zone. Revered Commander, Maligned Generalfollows Edwards as he forms the famous Yankee Division and leads his men into France. The conflict between Edwards and Pershing is placed in context, illuminating the disputes that led to Edwards being relieved of command. This well-researched biography quotes a wealth of primary sources in recounting the life ofan important American, a man of loyalty and service who is largely misunderstood. Photographs of Edwards, his troops, and his kinmany from Edwards own collectioncomplement the narrative. In addition, several maps aid readers in following General Edwards as his career moves from the U.S. to Central America to Europe and back stateside. Shays portrayalof General Edwards finally provides a balancedaccount of this unique U.S. military leader.<br/>Format:&#160;Electronic Resources<br/><a href="http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=439475">http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=439475</a><br/> ent://SD_ILS/0/SD_ILS:278263 2024-05-20T02:05:12Z 2024-05-20T02:05:12Z by&#160;Charles, Victoria.<br/>Call Number&#160;759.5 23<br/>Publication Date&#160;2013<br/>Summary&#160;Modigliani (1884-1920) was a painter of great unhappiness in his native Italy and felt only sorrow in his adopted country of France. Out of this discontent came forth Modigliani's original work, which was influenced by African art, the Cubists, and drunken nights in Montparnasse. His portrayal of women-sensual bodies, almost aggressive nudity, and mysterious faces-expresses their suffering and feelings of being unloved and unjustly disregarded. Modigliani died at the age of 36.<br/>Format:&#160;Electronic Resources<br/><a href="http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=906235">http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=906235</a><br/> ent://SD_ILS/0/SD_ILS:277783 2024-05-20T02:05:12Z 2024-05-20T02:05:12Z by&#160;Foley, Patrick, 1933-<br/>Call Number&#160;282.092<br/>Publication Date&#160;2013<br/>Format:&#160;Electronic Resources<br/><a href="http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=577359">http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=577359</a><br/> ent://SD_ILS/0/SD_ILS:278059 2024-05-20T02:05:12Z 2024-05-20T02:05:12Z by&#160;Creese, Mary R. S., 1935-<br/>Call Number&#160;500.8209409034 22<br/>Publication Date&#160;2004<br/>Summary&#160;A fascinating analysis of the work of notable women by national group, giving thorough data comparing the contributions of women in choice fields. Among the women presented are more than a few colorful personalities representative of the entire social scale, from a royal princess to the daughter of a Paris slum shopkeeper. Researchers in the field of women's history and science history will find this indexed volume a valuable resource.<br/>Format:&#160;Electronic Resources<br/><a href="http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=667757">http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=667757</a><br/> ent://SD_ILS/0/SD_ILS:277953 2024-05-20T02:05:12Z 2024-05-20T02:05:12Z by&#160;Parsons, Lynn H.<br/>Call Number&#160;973.55092 22<br/>Publication Date&#160;1998<br/>Summary&#160;As son of the second president of the United States, father to the minister to the Court of St. James, and grandfather to author Henry Adams, John Quincy Adams was part of an American dynasty. In his own career as secretary of state, President, senator, and congressman, Adams was an actor in some of the most dramatic events of the nineteenth century. In this biography, Lynn Hudson Parsons chronicles the life of one of America's most absorbing figures. From the day in 1778 when as a boy he accompanied his father on a diplomatic mission to France, to his last years as an eloquent opponent of his country's foreign and domestic policies, Adams was rarely detached from public affairs. And yet, this biography reveals Adams as a man never truly at home anywhere - in Washington he was stubborn and reclusive, in Europe he was a phlegmatic ideologue, a bulldog among spaniels. His story parallels America's own.<br/>Format:&#160;Electronic Resources<br/><a href="http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=633318">http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=633318</a><br/> ent://SD_ILS/0/SD_ILS:277735 2024-05-20T02:05:12Z 2024-05-20T02:05:12Z by&#160;Mann, Oscar.<br/>Call Number&#160;610.92 22<br/>Publication Date&#160;2005<br/>Summary&#160;In this touching and courageous memoir, Oscar Mann recounts his boyhood in France, the onset of World War II and the Holocaust, his immigration to America, and his years in the military and as a doctor. Mann's honest narrative offers us a glimpse into his past and a critical time in 20th century history and reminds us all of the power of hope.<br/>Format:&#160;Electronic Resources<br/><a href="http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=561967">http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=561967</a><br/> ent://SD_ILS/0/SD_ILS:277682 2024-05-20T02:05:12Z 2024-05-20T02:05:12Z by&#160;Morritt, Robert D.<br/>Call Number&#160;976.4 22<br/>Publication Date&#160;2011<br/>Summary&#160;This book affords the reader an in-depth history of Texas from the earliest Paleographical era, providing details of the occupation of Texas by Spain, France and Mexico, and gives the reader contemporary accounts of battles and incursions leading up to th.<br/>Format:&#160;Electronic Resources<br/><a href="http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=539567">http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=539567</a><br/> ent://SD_ILS/0/SD_ILS:278012 2024-05-20T02:05:12Z 2024-05-20T02:05:12Z by&#160;Mehring, Franz.<br/>Call Number&#160;335.4092 22<br/>Publication Date&#160;2010<br/>Summary&#160;Containing footnotes and an extensive bibliography, this edition of Franz Mehring's classic biography is designed to assist the English-speaking reader towards a better understanding of Marx, his work and Marxism.<br/>Format:&#160;Electronic Resources<br/><a href="http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=651290">http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=651290</a><br/> ent://SD_ILS/0/SD_ILS:277479 2024-05-20T02:05:12Z 2024-05-20T02:05:12Z by&#160;Coady, Mary Frances.<br/>Call Number&#160;971.06420922 23<br/>Publication Date&#160;2011<br/>Summary&#160;The dramatic personal and professional story of Canada's most influential married couple.<br/>Format:&#160;Electronic Resources<br/><a href="http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=475632">http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=475632</a><br/>