En mettant l'accent sur la singularité de l'expérience communale italienne des XIIe-XIVe siècle, l'ouvrage invite le lecteur à découvrir des figures moins attendues du Moyen Âge européen : le notaire, le juge le podestat et les consuls, les lettrés laïques, les travailleurs salariés ou les marchands au long cours, mais aussi les frères mendiants ou les ordres religieux encitadinés. Ce sont également des expériences politiques et institutionnelles à nulle autre pareilles qui sont mises en é...

Où commence l’étranger dans la société médiévale ? comment y vit-on en étranger ? peut-on au Moyen Âge supporter « l’autre », celui qui n’est pas au village, de la ville où on naît et travaille, celui qui ne parle pas la même langue ? Ce sont les questions, si fort d’actualité, qui ont servi de trame aux travaux du XXXe congrès de la Société des historiens médiévistes de l’Enseignement supérieur public, accueilli en juin 1999 à Göttingen, lieu hautement symbolique, par la Mission historiqu...

L’environnement géopolitique dans lequel évoluent les entreprises constitue un facteur structurant de leur activité, pesant d’autant plus sur leurs opérations qu’elles s’internationalisent, accèdent à des marchés étrangers et à des territoires différents. Longtemps peu conscientes de ces risques géopolitiques, les entreprises ont du mal à les intégrer dans toutes leurs dimensions à leur action à l’international et à définir une stratégie pour y faire face. Elles ont par exemple encore des ...

Since their inception, the United Nations Climate Change Conferences—or Conference of the Parties (COPs)—have shaped the global response to climate change. These high-stakes gatherings bring together world leaders, scientists, activists, and policymakers to negotiate the future of our planet. Yet, despite increasing media attention, the inner workings of these forums remain complex and often misunderstood.As COP30 takes place in 2025, 30 Climate COP Later takes a critical ...

The rules have changed. The digital revolution has ushered in an era of unprecedented disruption, and CIOs are now the key architects of the future. This book isn’t a simple instruction manual; it’s a guide to reimagining the role of the technology leader. How do we not just survive, but thrive in this new landscape? How can technology unlock entirely new business models? This thought-provoking exploration offers fresh perspectives, challenges the status quo, and provides inspiration from ...

Jimmy Diaz is born a twin, and while he doesn't know it, his nearest sibling has stayed with him forever, overseeing the drama of his life played out and acting as a narrative voice.When young, Jimmy loses a lower limb to a starving attack dog - this is the first of many disasters and one that shapes him to become a chancer, a wilful man unafraid to stand up to a notorious Dublin gangster but also a young man with heart and belief: a loyal son, a good friend, a courageous brother a...

To celebrate the 250th anniversary of John Murray, a sparkling anthology of letters from John Murray authors to their publisher.The publishing house of John Murray was founded in Fleet Street in 1768 and remained a family firm over seven generations. Published to coincide with this 'remarkable achievement' and in the anniversary year, Dear Mr Murray is a collection of some of the best letters from the hundreds of thousands held in the John Murray Archive. They reveal not o...

A “smart, honest, and down-to-earth” (Elizabeth Kolbert) citizen’s guide to the seven urgent changes that will really make a difference for our climate.If you think the only thing you can do to combat climate change is to install a smart thermostat or cook plant-based meat, you’re thinking too small.In The Big Fix, energy policy advisor Hal Harvey and longtime New York Times reporter Justin Gillis offer a new, hopeful way to engag...

A group of wealthy Manhattanites visit an astrology-themed hotel, where simmering resentments and long-held secrets lead to a shocking death in this fresh, twisty, and suspenseful debut that “welcomes an incredible new talent to the world of domestic suspense” (Mary Kubica, New York Times bestselling author).Margot needs a minute. She’s been working eighty-hour weeks as a newly minted partner at her law firm. She’s disconnected from her brother, the only f...