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For over 50 years the Red Cross has fiercely protected its independence, operating in theatres of conflict with the support of governments worldwide. Yet recent wars - from Somalia to the Balkans - have seen the Red Cross forced to work ever closer with the United Nations and other agencies, jeopardising its independent status and threatening its neutrality. In the 1990s, just how independent is the Red Cross? Focussing on the role of the Red Cross in the Balkan wars, this book scrutinizes the success and failure of all humanitarian organizations, in their attempts to preserve oases of peace and provide emergency assistance to war victims. Written by a senior Red Cross staff member, the book questions the wisdom of attempting to mitigate manmade disasters with humanitarian aid when warring parties appear to do little more than lie about their activities and engage in "abject political conduct". Mercier provides a history of Red Cross presence in the former Yugoslavia during the conflict and identifies key moments and events to examine the changing role of humanitiarian aid in the region in the face of a weakening sense of responsibility on the part of the international community. ... Read more

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Special Edition 5 DVD Box set containing entire series: 1. Angelique Marquise Des Anges 2.Indomptable Angelique 3. Merveilleuse Angelique 4. Angelique et Roi 5.Angelique and the Sultan. Digitally Remasterd in Hi Definition for superior video quality. Please note this Set is in French and doesn't have other language audio or subtitles. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (2)

Superb Angelique, Fascinating Michele Mercier
My favorite movie of all time, too see absolutely, I saw it 20 times. The music is gorgeous and unforgettable...

Immortal movies
I watched these movies in the timing of a "moral values" allowing just some modest kisses on screens, and the films were really a step in a very new direction of historical sexy-graphic depicting, immortal as European history sustained with France kings' actions itself is.

I enjoy this simple stories and actors' performing very much.
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Michelle Mercier continues in her role as Angelique, the beautiful woman in the court of King Louis XIV. She beds down several men before her husband, who she believed was dead, returns for her. This is the third in a series of romantic costumed dramas that chronicle Angelique's amorous adventures. ... Read more

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Sotheby's auction house, London (27 November 2003). Sale Code: 3834. About 227 pages and 724 lot(s) for a total of 648120 GBP . Catalog is in English. Includes items from makers such as: Asprey & Co.; Baume & Mercier; Boucheron; Bulgari; Cartier; Chaumet; Chopard; de Vroomen; Elizabeth Gage; Kutchinsky; Lacloche; Michele della Valle; Omega; Tiffany & Co.; Van Cleef & Arpels. Auction catalogs are valuable reference tool for pricing and identifying works of art and collectibles. ... Read more