In this autobiography, Georges Duby looks back on a career that has led him to be called one of the most distinguished historians in the Western world. Since its beginning in the 1940s, Duby's career has been rich and varied, encompassing economic history, social history, the history of mentalites, [...]
This translation of an undisputed classic aims to be both accurate and readable. Tocqueville's subtlety of style and profundity of thought offer a challenge to readers as well as to translators. As both a Tocqueville scholar and an award-winning translator, Arthur Goldhammer is uniquely qualified fo[...]
Famous for its daunting difficulty, Marcel Proust s In Search of Lost Time remains a thrilling yet endlessly challenging literary experience. Now, in what might be likened to a piano reduction of an orchestral score, Stephane Heuet re-presents Proust for the reader who has always dreamed of reading [...]