France

The keyword France is tagged in the following 10 articles.

Before the Fall: Calls for Reform Prior to the French Revolution

March 16, 2012 - 1737 words | History » France

Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot wrote, “Because it takes a long time before we are convinced of their inutility, foundations have sometimes become positively harmful before they have even been suspected of being useless.”[1] One could apply this reasoning to... Read Article »

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France French Revolution Reform Louis XVI

Preserving the Role of the French Constitutional Council as a Check on Executive Power

November 22, 2011 - 1769 words | Political Science » France

The Constitutional Council was established when the Fifth Republic was born in 1958 (Cole 1998, p. 63). Initially designed as a tool to protect the executive against parliament, the Council evolved into a powerful force against the government (Elgie and Griggs 2000... Read Article »

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France Government Constitutional Council French Politics Checks And Balances

The Legacy of International Cooperation at the Nuremberg Trials

October 4, 2011 - 5877 words | History » World War II

On November 21, 1945, Robert H. Jackson, the Chief Prosecutor for the United States of America opened the prosecution’s case against German defendants in Nuremberg, Germany. The war in Europe had ended only six months earlier, many of the buildings in Nuremberg... Read Article »

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World War II Nuremberg War Crimes Nazis Human Rights Soviet Union Germany Great Britain United States France

The Macdonald Sisters: How They Visually Created Equality Between Men and Women

September 13, 2011 - 3848 words | Art » Women's Studies

The prevailing issue of fin-de-siècle France was the increasing autonomy of women. Independence for women threatened traditional social and gender roles, and consequently men’s civil power. Margaret and Frances Macdonald embodied this “new woman&... Read Article »

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Women's Studies Macdonald Sisters France Equality

Political and Social Change and its Depictions in 19th Century French and English Caricature: Decapitation, Dismemberment, and Defecation

August 15, 2011 - 2724 words | History » European History

Within eighteenth and nineteenth century society, particularly Revolution-era (1789-1799, beginning with the destruction of the Bastille, continuing to 18 brumaire and the Consulate of Napoleon)[2] France, caricature’s primary purpose stood to attack and transgress... Read Article »

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Caricature France England Scatalogical Discourse Decapitation Social Change

Governmentality and the Deportation of Eastern European Roma in Italy and France

April 15, 2011 - 3712 words | International Affairs » Governmentality

This case study asks the following question: given the symbol of the European Union as the ultimate supranational, rights-based, compliance-inducing international organization, why have member states France and Italy escaped punishment for their blatant violations... Read Article »

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Governmentality Roma Minorities Discrimination European Union France Italy

"Every Place in the World on the Same Level!": Examining the Display of Non-Western Art at the Musee du Quai Branly

March 22, 2010 - 7714 words | Art » Non-western Art

The Musée du Quai Branly opened under the long shadow of the Eiffel Tower in 2006 to spectacular criticism. Initiated primarily at the behest of then-President Jacques Chirac (b. 1932, held office from 1995-2007), the museum possesses an eclectic family tree... Read Article »

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Musee Du Quai Braly Louvre Art History Museums France Non-Western Art The Other

The Uncommon Commonality of Eleanor of Aquitaine

March 1, 2010 - 1729 words | History » D.d.r. Owen

"Western civilization was feeling the need for a reassessment, a redefinition of some of its basic principles regarding the nature of man, his place and function in creation, his social organization and responsibilities, his proper conduct in all his various activities... Read Article »

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Eleanor Of Aquitaine 12th Century France History

La Fin D'un Reve: French Newspaper Coverage of 9/11

January 5, 2010 - 2468 words | History » September 11th

In the immediate aftermath of September 11th, the reaction of the French media was one of passionate empathy. The September 12th headline of Le Monde reads simply “Nous sommes tous Américains” (We are all Americans).[1] Yet as early as September... Read Article »

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9/11 September 11th France French Media Newspapers Le Monde Us Foreign Policy Moral Dualism

Jean De Joinville and his Biography of Saint Louis on the Seventh Crusade

December 18, 2009 - 1990 words | History » Jean De Joinville

The French historian Jean de Joinville was born into a noble and influential family in Champagne in 1224.[1] He took the cross in 1248 to join the first crusade of Louis IX. His decision to go on crusade was at least in part influenced by the long and illustrious history... Read Article »

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Jean De Joinville Crusade Medieval Chronicles Middle Ages Crusades Seventh Crusade Saint Louis France Middle East Christianity Louis Xi The Crusades Damietta