use of visual objects to promote individual and royal authority became a popular practice and influenced later French and Western visual culture. Following the examples of Philip the Bold‚ Duke of Burgundy‚ and King Charles V‚ Jean Duke of Berry (1340-1416)‚ developed and reinforced this strategy. Regardless of the Duke’s fame as an adherent of material culture‚ politics had always been a crucial aspect of his agenda as collector and patron. In fact‚ he transformed the imagery of his objects into
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France is the second-largest trading nation in Western Europe and because of that it welcomes more and more foreign investment from many developed countries such as Germany‚ US or UK. Why ? Because France has a stable and reliably safe business atmosphere. The French government devotes significant resources in terms of financial helps and/or laws to attract foreign investment‚ through policy incentives‚ marketing‚ its overseas trade promotion offices‚ and investor support mechanisms. France´s law
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7 The company Air France has been found in 1933 by the merger of several airlines which had already built extensive networks across Europe. By the end of the Second World War‚ Air France owned a fleet of 85 aircraft operating over 4 networks. After the war‚ on June‚ 26th‚ 1945‚ all of France’s air transport companies were nationalized; acquiring rights to all French airlines routes. Air France was set up on the 1st of January 1946. The merger of the two airlines Air France and Netherlands-based
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[Air France-KLM will lift capacity no more than 2 percent in each of the next three years‚ with fleet spending also reined in.] Jean-Cyril Spinetta‚ recalled last years as chief executive officer as slumping profit forced Pierre-Henri Gourgeon’s exit‚ froze pay and hiring in January and is in talks with unions over a 2 billion-euro annual saving he says is needed to secure the long-term future. The loss comes after German rival Detsche Lufthansa AG Airline yesterday posted a 13 million-euro
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Differences Between France and China 1 OVERVIEW 1 The Differences on NAMEs 1 The Differences on Courtesy 2 The Differences on Repast 2 The Differences on Living Habits 4 The Differences on Personalities 5 CONCLUTION 6 The Cultural Differences Between France and China OVERVIEW With the development of the technology and the economic‚ more and more Chinese are studying at France. More or less we have known something about France when I was in China. But discover the differences between France and China through
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citizens of the country are prescribed there‚ as well as the complete general structure of the governing forces and major policies of the state. The first Constitutions of Poland and France were signed in the same year – 1791 and had really a lot of aspects in common. At the same time the two Constitutions of Poland and France still were more different than similar to each other. Further we are going to present a brief study of the main articles of these constitutions and their social and political meanings
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The Society of New France There were many early expeditions from Europe to North America‚ most in search of a Northwest Passage that linked the Atlantic to the Pacific‚ thus leading to the wealth of Asia . These excursions alerted Europeans of the resources North America offered and this attraction of fish and furs stimulated annual voyages from Europe to reap the benefits of the New World. As appealing as this discovery was‚ Europeans considered this New World a harsh environment and
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The article “France goes mad for le burger” by Anne-Sophie Moral illustrated cultural diffusion between America and France‚ by introducing the reader to the ever increasing popularity of American foods and restaurants in France. First of all‚ it is not very surprising that American food has slowly seeped it’s way into diners in France‚ as said in the section “Beating Record Upon Record”. The text states that: “While the French see their food culture as unique‚ the truth is a lot of it is based on
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In Colonialism and Human Rights‚ A Contradiction in Terms? The Case of France and West Africa by Alice L Conklin published by the American Historical Review in 1998 revisits the cultural‚ political‚ and ethical implications of Western colonization and how the French empire justified expansion. The purpose of this study is to reanalyze the French government’s actions to colonize uncivilized countries in Africa. The reason for writing the article was to weigh in on this discussion of France’s involvement
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onConsumer Lifestyles - France Euromonitor International November 2008 Consumer lifestyles France List of Contents and Tables Structure of the Report ........................................................................................................................................... 1 Consumer Trends in France................................................................................................................................... 1 Population Ageing: A Cultural and Social
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