07/25/2007
Iraq-what will happen?
The intervention of the US in Iraq is a subject that comes up frequently in discussions and those in favor and against the withdrawal have different reasons. In the attempt to help the public make a better decision the current issue of Time Magazine contains well research articles on the US withdrawal from Iraq to become a must read for observers and the general public.
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07/18/2007
Life in France-1939-1949
There are many accounts on the living conditions of the French just after the second world war and three writers have added another material to the documentation under the title of "les français au quotidien, 1939-1949."
This is a material that chronicled the day-to-day activities of the French before the occupation of 1940, the exodus after the defeat of France and problems related to the scarcity of vital commondities in post war France. There are numerous photos to back up this fine work of research by Gauvin, Alary and Vergez-Chaignon. It's about 850 pages and the quality of the research shines with a description of the political status of Algeria and the setif demonstration. I do not think that there is an english version of les français au quotidien 1939-1940 for the moment.
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07/11/2007
The Blair Years
Over the last ten years, the Crossman diaries and the biography of the Queen were some of the publications that received favorable media coverage in the UK. And this year, for the past few days, "The Blair years, written by a former communication adviser to the prime minister is almost a compulsory reading for observers of UK affairs. For the moment, only two reviews are available on the web site of www.amazon.co.uk and french observers are anxious to read the french version of this account of labour in power.
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07/04/2007
The new treaty of the EU
A revised treaty will replace the controversial european constitution and the salient features of the new EU treaty are as follows:
-the creation of the post of diplomatic chief and department.
-the establishment of the post of the president
-and the adoption of a new voting system.
These are high level ambitions and let us see how it, will work out, over the next couple of years.
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