{"title":"Harvard University Press","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"the-birder-s-bug-book-9780674074613b","title":"Le guide des insectes pour les ornithologues","description":"Lorsque les premiers oiseaux sont apparus sur Terre il y a environ 150 millions d'années, les insectes étaient déjà là pour les accueillir. Inévitablement, les deux groupes ont commencé à s'exploiter mutuellement, et au fil des éons, ils se sont de plus en plus entremêlés dans un réseau complexe d'interrelations -- les oiseaux mangeant des insectes, les insectes hématophages se nourrissant d'oiseaux, les insectes parasites infestant les oiseaux, et les oiseaux luttant pour se débarrasser des parasites. Dans \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Birder's Bug Book\u003c\/span\u003e, Gilbert Waldbauer décrit ces interactions, et bien d'autres, entre les oiseaux et les insectes.","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42819749609552,"sku":"9780674074613B","price":15.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780674074613-l.jpg?v=1785877188"},{"product_id":"capital-in-the-twenty-first-century-9780674979857b","title":"Le Capital au XXIe siècle","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eUn best-seller n°1 du \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUn best-seller n°1 du \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUn best-seller de \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUn best-seller du \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUn des meilleurs livres du 21e siècle selon le \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eGuardian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLauréat du prix du livre d'affaires de l'année du Financial Times et McKinsey\u003cbr\u003eLauréat de la British Academy Medal\u003cbr\u003eFinaliste du National Book Critics Circle Award\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQuelles sont les grandes dynamiques qui sous-tendent l'accumulation et la distribution du capital ? Les questions sur l'évolution à long terme des inégalités, la concentration des richesses et les perspectives de croissance économique sont au cœur de l'économie politique. Mais des réponses satisfaisantes ont été difficiles à trouver faute de données adéquates et de théories directrices claires. Dans \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eLe Capital au XXIe siècle\u003c\/span\u003e, Thomas Piketty analyse une collection unique de données provenant de vingt pays, remontant jusqu'au XVIIIe siècle, pour révéler des modèles économiques et sociaux clés. Ses découvertes transformeront le débat et établiront l'ordre du jour pour la prochaine génération de réflexion sur la richesse et les inégalités.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePiketty montre que la croissance économique moderne et la diffusion des connaissances nous ont permis d'éviter des inégalités d'une ampleur apocalyptique prédites par Karl Marx. Mais nous n'avons pas modifié les structures profondes du capital et des inégalités autant que nous le pensions au cours des décennies optimistes qui ont suivi la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Le principal moteur des inégalités — la tendance des rendements du capital à dépasser le taux de croissance économique — menace aujourd'hui de générer des inégalités extrêmes qui provoquent le mécontentement et sapent les valeurs démocratiques. Mais les tendances économiques ne sont pas des actes de Dieu. L'action politique a freiné les inégalités dangereuses dans le passé, dit Piketty, et pourrait le faire à nouveau.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eŒuvre d'une ambition, d'une originalité et d'une rigueur extraordinaires, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eLe Capital au XXIe siècle\u003c\/span\u003e réoriente notre compréhension de l'histoire économique et nous confronte à des leçons édifiantes pour aujourd'hui.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e« Il semble certain que \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eLe Capital au XXIe siècle\u003c\/span\u003e, l'œuvre majeure de l'économiste français Thomas Piketty, sera le livre d'économie le plus important de l'année — et peut-être de la décennie. »\u003cbr\u003e—Paul Krugman, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e« Le livre vise à révolutionner la façon dont les gens perçoivent l'histoire économique des deux derniers siècles. Il pourrait bien réussir l'exploit. »\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e« \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eLe Capital au XXIe siècle\u003c\/span\u003e de Piketty est un tour de force intellectuel, un triomphe de l'histoire économique sur la modélisation théorique et mathématique qui a dominé la profession d'économiste ces dernières années. »\u003cbr\u003e—Steven Pearlstein, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42820392058960,"sku":"9780674979857B","price":13.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780674979857-l.jpg?v=1785879576"},{"product_id":"the-buddha-s-path-to-awakening-murty-classical-library-of-in-9780674296527b","title":"Le chemin du Bouddha vers l'Éveil (Murty Classical Library of India)","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eLe Bouddha en tant qu'homme, animal et dieu sur le chemin de l'illumination.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSelon les traditions anciennes, il faut d'innombrables vies pour devenir un Bouddha. Le propre chemin du Bouddha vers l'éveil complet a été relaté dans cinq cent quarante-sept histoires connues sous le nom de jatakas, qui ont fait l'objet de nombreuses adaptations au cours des siècles suivant la vie du Bouddha. Au Ve ou VIe siècle de notre ère, dans la région connue sous le nom de Sri Lanka actuel, un auteur anonyme a écrit une introduction à celles-ci, racontant l'histoire d'un vœu qui a déclenché cette grande quête. Ce récit, intitulé Jatakanidana en pali, préserve les traditions orales concernant le Bodhisatta, celui qui est destiné à devenir un Bouddha dans sa dernière vie. Le texte a également fonctionné pendant des siècles comme une porte d'entrée vers d'autres enseignements bouddhistes anciens, offrant des aperçus précieux sur le voyage du Bouddha vers l'illumination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eL'histoire commence lorsque, dans l'une de ses vies en tant qu'ascète nommé Sumedha, le Bouddha fait le vœu de retarder son propre éveil jusqu'à ce qu'il puisse guider les autres vers leur libération du cycle des renaissances. Ce vœu l'engage dans une longue série de vies – en tant qu'homme, animal et dieu. À l'apogée de son voyage spirituel, il se souvient de ses vies passées, de ses enseignements et de l'établissement de la communauté monastique qui préserverait et diffuserait ces enseignements.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eLe chemin du Bouddha vers l'éveil\u003c\/span\u003e est devenu l'une des œuvres biographiques les plus significatives de la tradition bouddhiste. Ce volume présente une nouvelle traduction faisant autorité, accompagnée du texte original en pali.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42820883611728,"sku":"9780674296527B","price":18.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780674296527-l.jpg?v=1785881500"},{"product_id":"the-labyrinth-of-fortune-9780674290914b","title":"Le Labyrinthe de la Fortune","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eUne épopée politique classique et dantesque de l'Espagne médiévale qui a inspiré Cervantes et Góngora, dans sa première traduction anglaise.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePourquoi les injustices du passé affligent-elles encore le présent ? Avec cette question, Juan de Mena est transporté au ciel par une vision dans le dantesque \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eLe Labyrinthe de la Fortune\u003c\/span\u003e. Composé en 1444 par Mena, chroniqueur royal et secrétaire latin à la cour de Juan II de Castille, El Laberinto de Fortuna est devenu l'allégorie politique la plus importante de l'Espagne médiévale. Allégorisant le passé, le présent et l'avenir inconnaissable à travers la figure de la Providence, le poème réfléchit sur la royauté conflictuelle de Juan II et présente la Reconquête des territoires maures – le mythe fondateur de la nation émergente – comme une tâche vertueuse et sacrée qui restaurerait la justice et l'ordre moral parce qu'elle accomplit une destinée ordonnée par Dieu. \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eIl s'agit de la première traduction anglaise d'un chef-d'œuvre qui a enrichi la langue espagnole d'une densité d'allusions savantes et d'un nouveau style humaniste latin qui a profondément influencé des écrivains ultérieurs tels que Miguel Cervantes et Luis de Góngora.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42820945248336,"sku":"9780674290914B","price":18.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780674290914-l.jpg?v=1785881732"},{"product_id":"a-calculated-restraint-what-allied-leaders-said-about-the-ho-9780674293649b","title":"A Calculated Restraint: What Allied Leaders Said About the Holocaust","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eAn eminent historian of the Holocaust examines why Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin, though faced with mounting evidence of the Nazi extermination of Jews, were reluctant to speak out against the atrocities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Allied leaders rarely spoke directly about the Holocaust in public. When Churchill and Stalin alluded to Nazi mass murder of civilians in early speeches, they said much less than they knew. Not until December 1942 did Allied governments issue a joint statement about Nazi Germany’s policy of exterminating the Jews of Europe. Roosevelt deferred his own public statement until March 1944. Why didn’t these leaders speak up sooner?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough close readings of public and private statements, Richard Breitman pieces together the competing motivations that drove each leader’s response to the atrocities. All three knew that their reactions would be politically sensitive, as Nazi propagandists frequently alleged that the Allies were fighting on behalf of Jews, and that Jews were the puppet masters behind their governments. At a time of globally prevalent antisemitism, these calumnies had force. After the German invasion of the USSR, moreover, Stalin clearly wanted to focus on the threat to the Soviet state and people. At the same time, Churchill and Roosevelt realized that complete silence would prompt accusations of willful blindness. They usually finessed this dilemma by denouncing Nazi atrocities in general, prioritizing wartime constraints over moral considerations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTimely and incisive, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eA Calculated Restraint\u003c\/span\u003e sheds new light on the relationship between World War II and the Holocaust. Ultimately, the Allied leaders’ responses cannot be reduced to a matter of character. What they said—and chose not to say—about the Holocaust must be understood in light of the political and military exigencies that drove their decision-making.","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42821353275472,"sku":"9780674293649B","price":15.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780674293649-l.jpg?v=1785883346"},{"product_id":"the-questions-of-milinda-murty-classical-library-of-india-9780674295773b","title":"The Questions of Milinda (Murty Classical Library of India)","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eA Greek king and a Buddhist monk engage in a transformational philosophical dialogue.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe legendary conversation between the Greek King Milinda, traditionally identified as Menander, and the Buddhist monk Nagasena is believed to have taken place after Alexander’s campaign in India. The earliest versions of this dialogue originate from the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent, known as Greater Gandhara, where Buddhism had taken root as early as the reign of Emperor Ashoka in the third century BCE. While the historical authenticity of this exchange remains uncertain, the dialogue—known in Pali as Milindapañha—has endured for over two millennia and is regarded as one of the most revered texts in Theravada Buddhism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThroughout their conversation, Milinda and Nagasena explore fundamental questions about the nature of the world, kingship, and the sources of knowledge. Milinda’s probing inquiries drive the dialogue, while Nagasena offers insights grounded in Buddhist teachings, gradually transforming the Greek king from a curious skeptic into a committed Buddhist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition features a modern English translation of one of the most renowned works of ancient Buddhist philosophy, alongside the original Pali text.","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42821378146384,"sku":"9780674295773B","price":19.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780674295773-l.jpg?v=1785883451"},{"product_id":"the-world-of-sugar-how-the-sweet-stuff-transformed-our-polit-9780674299085b","title":"The World of Sugar: How the Sweet Stuff Transformed Our Politics, Health, and Environment Over 2,000 Years","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eFor most of history, humans did without refined sugar. Then, suddenly, it was everywhere. How did sugar find its way into almost all the food we eat, fostering illness and ecological crisis along the way??\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe World of Sugar\u003c\/span\u003e begins with the earliest evidence of sugar production, tracing its origins in India around the sixth century BC and showing how its introduction to Europe in the Middle Ages spawned a brutal quest for supply. European cravings were satisfied by enslaved labor; two-thirds of the 12.5 million Africans taken across the Atlantic were destined for sugar plantations. By the twentieth century, sugar was a major source of calories in diets across Europe and North America.?\u003cbr\u003e?\u003cbr\u003eSugar transformed life on every continent, creating and destroying whole cultures through industrialization, labor migration, and changes in diet. Sugar made fortunes, corrupted governments, and shaped the policies of technocrats. And it provoked freedom cries that rang with world-changing consequences. In Ulbe Bosma’s definitive telling, to understand sugar’s past is to glimpse the origins of our own world of corn syrup and ethanol and begin to see the threat that a not-so-simple commodity poses to our bodies, our environment, and our communities.\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e“An extraordinary achievement.” —David Edgerton, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A remarkably researched, comprehensive, and indispensable book for everyone who wishes to understand how sugar and the sugar industry have shaped the world in which we live.” —Gary Taubes, author of \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Case Against Sugar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42821582651472,"sku":"9780674299085B","price":13.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780674299085-l.jpg?v=1785884273"},{"product_id":"the-color-of-north-the-molecular-language-of-proteins-and-th-9780674292581b","title":"The Color of North: The Molecular Language of Proteins and the Future of Life","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eAn awe-inspiring journey into the world of proteins—how they shape life, and their remarkable potential to heal our bodies and our planet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach fall, a robin begins the long trek north from Gibraltar to her summer home in Central Europe. Nestled deep in her optic nerve, a tiny protein turns a lone electron into a compass, allowing her to see north in colors we can only dream of perceiving.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaking us beyond the confines of our own experiences, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Color of North\u003c\/span\u003e traverses the kingdom of life to uncover the myriad ways that proteins shape us and all organisms on the planet. Inside every cell, a tight-knit community of millions of proteins skillfully contorts into unique shapes to give fireflies their ghostly glow, enable the octopus to see predators with its skin, and make humans fall in love. Collectively, proteins orchestrate the intricate relationships within ecosystems and forge the trajectory of life. And yet, nature has exploited just a fraction of their immense potential. Shahir S. Rizk and Maggie M. Fink show how breathtaking advances in protein engineering are expanding on nature’s repertoire, introducing proteins that can detect environmental pollutants, capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, and treat diseases from cancer to COVID-19.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWeaving together themes of memory, migration, and family with cutting-edge research, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Color of North\u003c\/span\u003e unveils a molecular world in which proteins are the pulsing heart of life. Ultimately, we gain a new appreciation for our intimate connections to the world around us and a deeper understanding of ourselves.","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42822583353424,"sku":"9780674292581B","price":16.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780674292581-l.jpg?v=1785888563"},{"product_id":"the-art-of-making-verses-dumbarton-oaks-medieval-library-9780674290969b","title":"The Art of Making Verses (Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library)","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eAn elegant medieval guide to verse composition and rhetoric, presented in a new authoritative edition and English translation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Art of Making Verses\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eArs versificatoria\u003c\/span\u003e, was composed by the thirteenth-century English poet and teacher Gervase of Melkley, who studied under John de Hauville. He belongs to a select company of French and English scholastic poets including not only de Hauville but also Alan of Lille and Bernardus Silvestris. The educational treatise was probably begun around 1200 and completed in 1220.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGervase departs from established critical texts on poetry by Matthew of Vendôme and Geoffrey of Vinsauf; instead, he seeks to teach the art of verse in an entirely new way. The method outlined in Ars versificatoria instructs elementary students how to compose in three progressively more difficult modes: literal but still artful language, metaphor, and irony or paradox.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition presents a new and improved Latin edition based on the manuscripts, a new translation into English, and thorough annotation of the most original of the medieval Latin treatises on poetry.","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42823530152016,"sku":"9780674290969B","price":16.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780674290969-l.jpg?v=1785892644"},{"product_id":"the-enigma-of-reason-9780674237827b","title":"The Enigma of Reason","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eIf reason is what makes us human, why do we behave so irrationally? And if it is so useful, why didn’t it evolve in other animals? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis groundbreaking account of the evolution of reason by two renowned cognitive scientists seeks to solve this double enigma. Reason, they argue, helps us justify our beliefs, convince others, and evaluate arguments. It makes it easier to cooperate and communicate and to live together in groups. Provocative, entertaining, and undeniably relevant, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Enigma of Reason\u003c\/span\u003e will make many reasonable people rethink their beliefs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Reasonable-seeming people are often totally irrational. Rarely has this insight seemed more relevant…Still, an essential puzzle remains: How did we come to be this way?…Cognitive scientists Hugo Mercier and Dan Sperber [argue that] reason developed not to enable us to solve abstract, logical problems…[but] to resolve the problems posed by living in collaborative groups.”\u003cbr\u003e—Elizabeth Kolbert, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Turns reason’s weaknesses into strengths, arguing that its supposed flaws are actually design features that work remarkably well.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eFinancial Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The best thing I have read about human reasoning. It is extremely well written, interesting, and very enjoyable to read.”\u003cbr\u003e—Gilbert Harman, Princeton University\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42824860794960,"sku":"9780674237827B","price":13.49,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9780674237827-l.jpg?v=1785898379"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/fr\/collections\/harvard-university-press.oembed","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}