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Amartya Sen
Author
Society, Politics & Law
The Amartya Sen interviews
...Sen is widely regarded as one of the most influential public thinkers of our time, his interest and impact ranging across the key questions facing all societies: how can we promote economic well being, fairness and justice and how do we tackle deprivation and injustice. In this album, he talks about economics, welfare and his most recent book 'The Idea of Justice'. The...
History & The Arts
Le Corbusier
...Le Corbusier] Date: (1887 - 1965) Nationality: Swiss Famous Buildings: L'Esprit Nouveau Pavilion (Paris) Villa Savoye (Poissy) Unité d'Habitation (Marseilles) L'Esprit Nouveau Le Corbusier is without doubt the most influential, most admired, and most maligned architect of the twentieth century. Through his writing and his buildings, he is the main player in the Modernist...
Languages
Crime fiction in French: le polar français
...le texte suivant pour saisir son sens général sans essayer d’en comprendre tous les détails. Choisissez le meilleur sous-titre pour chaque paragraphe. Answer Voici la bonne réponse : Les origines Le roman de détection fait ses débuts Le gentleman et le reporter Un policier français de renommée mondiale Un produit d’......
History & The Arts
Dame Stella Rimington on John le Carré
British author and former Director General of MI5, Dame Stella Rimington, tells us why she thinks John le Carré is the master of the spy novel in Cold War times and draws on her own experience...Transcript This video was taken from exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of OU/BBC co-production Sleuths, Spies and Sorcerers: Andrew Marr's Paperback Heroes. More on spy novels
Health, Sports & Psychology
Llywio drwy les: Edrych ar iechyd meddwl a lles
...les’: Cyflwr lles ble mae pob unigolyn yn cyflawni eu potensial, yn gallu ymdopi gyda straen arferol bywyd, yn gallu gweithio’n gynhyrchiol ac yn llwyddiannus, ac yn gallu cyfrannu at gymdeithas. Mae’n gyflwr o les corfforol, meddyliol a chymdeithasol llawn, nid absenoldeb salwch neu wendid yn unig. Er bod canmol i’r diffiniad hwn, bu rhywfaint o feirniadaeth...