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UNINA9910786349503321 |
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Brunner Bernd <1964-> |
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Inventing the Christmas tree [[electronic resource] /] / Bernd Brunner ; translated from the German by Benjamin A. Smith |
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New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2012 |
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1-283-74231-4 |
0-300-18886-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (108 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Christmas trees - History |
Christmas trees - Germany - History |
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"An earlier version ... was published as Die Erfindung des Weihnachtsbaums, c2011 by Insel Verlag, Berlin"--T.p. verso. |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Inventing the Christmas Tree -- Selected Bibliography -- Illustration Credits |
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A colorfully decorated Christmas tree, lit with twinkling lights, provokes awe and delight. We understand the lighted tree as a central symbol of the Christmas season, but what are the roots of the tradition? Who first thought to bedeck a tree, to bring it inside? How and where did the local activity grow into a widespread tradition, and how has the Christmas tree traveled across time and continents? Bernd Brunner's brief history-enriched by a selection of delightful and unusual historical illustrations-spans many centuries and cultures to illuminate the mysteries of the Christmas tree and its enduring hold on the human imagination. Tracing various European traditions from the Middle Ages forward, Brunner finds that only in the nineteenth century did Christmas trees become common in European family homes. In North America, the imported custom soon fascinated, though some found the tree not quite compatible with a Puritan mindset. Brunner explores how the Christmas tree entered mainstream American culture and how in recent times it has become globally popular. He introduces Jacqueline Kennedy's Nutcracker Tree in the White House, trees used to celebrate the New Year in Turkey, and the world's most expensive Christmas tree, erected in Abu Dhabi. The author also considers the place of the |
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artificial tree and the ecological dimensions of the Christmas tree trade. A book rich with anecdote and insight, Inventing the Christmas Tree will enchant a wide audience. |
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UNINA9910132726203321 |
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Autore |
Charest Paul |
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La prise en charge donne-t-elle du pouvoir? : l'exemple des Atikamekw et des Montagnais / / Paul Charest |
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Chicoutimi, Quebec : , : J.-M. Tremblay, , 2010 |
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Classiques des sciences sociales ; ; 4274 |
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Introduction -- Prise en charge, pouvoir, autonomie -- Les grandes étapes de la prise en charge -- La prise en charge par les Atikamekw et les Montagnais du Québec -- La prise en charge de l'éducation -- La prise en charge du développement économique -- Quel pouvoir ? -- Références. |
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Après avoir défini la notion de pouvoir, cet article traite d'abord du processus de délégation de pouvoirs administratifs aux communautés amérindiennes par le ministère des Affaires indiennes du Canada. Dans une deuxième partie, la prise en charge est illustrée par le cas des nations Atikamekw et montagnaise (ou innu) qui s'y sont engagées dans le milieu des années soixante-dix par la création de différentes associations et corporations. Les domaines de l'éducation et du développement économique servent d'exemples pour clarifier les acquis et les difficultés rencontrées. En fait, il existe une contradiction fondamentale dans la politique du gouvernement canadien à l'égard des Amérindiens : le ministère des Affaires indiennes demeure responsable devant le Parlement de la gestion des programmes et de l'utilisation des fonds destinés aux Indiens, alors que la délégation de pouvoirs administratifs est considérée par ces derniers comme une |
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forme d'autonomie visant à réduire, sinon à abolir, la tutelle fédérale. Dans le contexte d'échec du projet d'accord constitutionnel qui aurait reconnu le droit inhérent des autochtones à l'autonomie gouvernementale, l'étape de la prise en charge ne laisse aux organisations amérindiennes qu'un simple pouvoir de gestion. |
Following a definition of the concept of power, this paper first discusses the process of the devolution of administrative powers to Indian communities by the Department of Indian Affairs. In a second part, this process is exemplified by the case of the Atikamekw and Montagnais (or Innu) Nations which followed this path in the middle of the 70's creating various associations and corporations. The sectors of education and economic development are also used to demonstrate the success and the difficulties of their enterprise. In fact, there exists a basic contradiction in the Canadian policy regarding Indian peoples : the Department of Indian Affairs is responsible before the Canadian Parliament for the programs and the funds regarding the Indians, whereas the devolution of administrative powers is considered by them as a recognition of their autonomy leading to the reduction, if not the abolition, of the federal tutelage. In the context of an inconsistent policy and the recent [76] failure of the Constitutional Agreement Project confirming the inherent right of the Aboriginal people to self-government, the take over stage does not give a real decisional power but only a managerial one to the Indian organisations. |
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