1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910454182203321

Titolo

Current trends in contrastive linguistics [[electronic resource] ] : functional and cognitive perspectives / / edited by María de los Ángeles Gómez González, J. Lachlan Mackenzie, Elsa M. González Álvarez

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins, c2008

ISBN

1-282-10472-1

9786612104725

90-272-8968-9

Descrizione fisica

xxi, 333 p. : ill., map

Collana

Studies in functional and structural linguistics, , 0165-7712 ; ; v. 60

Altri autori (Persone)

González AlvarezElsa

GonzalezMaria de los Angeles <1971->

MackenzieJ. Lachlan

Disciplina

410

Soggetti

Contrastive linguistics

Grammar, Comparative and general - Phonology, Comparative

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910811436703321

Autore

Harsanyi Doina Pasca

Titolo

Lessons from America : liberal French nobles in exile, 1793-1798 / / Doina Pasca Harsanyi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

University Park, Pennsylvania : , : Pennsylvania State University Press, , [2010]

©2010

ISBN

0-271-07437-X

0-271-05112-4

0-271-05040-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (218 p.)

Disciplina

944.042

Soggetti

French - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia - History - 18th century

Political refugees - France - History - 18th century

Political refugees - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia - History - 18th century

Philadelphia (Pa.) Social conditions 18th century

France History Revolution, 1789-1799 Refugees

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Aristocrats and Liberal Nobles on the Eve of the Revolution -- 2 Moreau's Circle of Friends -- 3 What to Expect When Landing in America -- 4 The American Home Away from Home -- 5 Politics, Business, and the Future of France -- 6 American Influences Under the Directory -- Conclusion: Waiting for Tocqueville -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

"Examines the American experience of a group of French liberal aristocrats who had participated in the early years of the French Revolution and subsequently lived as political refugees in Philadelphia from 1793 to 1798"--Provided by publisher.