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ISBN-10: 0-520-23699-8
ISBN-13: 9780520236998
Publisher: University of California Press
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Year: December 2, 2002
Edition: 1
Size: 14.99 x 22.61 x 1.78cm
Number of pages: 260
Weight: 340gr
Binding: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0-520-23699-8
ISBN-13: 9780520236998
Publisher: University of California Press
Country:
Year: December 2, 2002
Edition: 1
Size: 14.99 x 22.61 x 1.78cm
Number of pages: 260
Weight: 340gr
Binding: Paperback
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0.) The Practice of Everyday Life (v. 1)
Prof. Michel de Certeau
University of California Press; 1984
Hardcover
Prof. Michel de Certeau, Steven Rendall (translator)
University of California Press; 1988
Paperback
2.) The Practice of Everyday Life
Prof. Michel de Certeau, Luce Giard, Pierre Mayol, Timothy J. Tomasik (translator)
University of Minnesota Press; 1998
Hardcover
Prof. Michel de Certeau, Luce Giard, Pierre Mayol
University of Minnesota Press; 1998
Paperback
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Michel de Certeau considers the uses to which social representation and modes of social behavior are put by individuals and groups, describing the tactics available to the common man for reclaiming his own autonomy from the all-pervasive forces of commerce, politics, and culture. In exploring the public meaning of ingeniously defended private meanings, de Certeau draws brilliantly on an immense theoretical literature in analytic philosophy, linguistics, sociology, semiology, and anthropology--to speak of an apposite use of imaginative literature.
Michel de Certeau considers the uses to which social representation and modes of social behavior are put by individuals and groups, describing the tactics available to the common man for reclaiming his own autonomy from the all-pervasive forces of commerce, politics, and culture. In exploring the public meaning of ingeniously defended private meanings, de Certeau draws brilliantly on an immense theoretical literature in analytic philosophy, linguistics, sociology, semiology, and anthropology--to speak of an apposite use of imaginative literature.
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Still waiting 
I have received two copies of this book, possibly by my own mistake, but am still waiting for the refund after I sent back the extra copy. If it weren't for this delay, the transaction went smoothly.
I have received two copies of this book, possibly by my own mistake, but am still waiting for the refund after I sent back the extra copy. If it weren't for this delay, the transaction went smoothly.
THE HEART OF THE MATTER OF TERRORISM 
This book – whose subject is the tactics employed by those at odds with institutions physical and intellectual – offers profound insights not only into terrorism and the tools available to terrorists but also the deep philosophical and psychological rift between the Western and Arab worlds. It fact after reading the book I am convinced that efforts to combat terrorism are doomed to failure until the issues in this book are both discussed and absorbed by people in charge of counter-terrorism (on the policy level and on the enforcement side) and the public at large. Though it's not an easy read (What philosophical discourse is an easy read?), it is illuminates the battleground between the institution which imposes order (democracy for instance) and it's improvising enemy, who operates within the dominant force's own field of vision and seizes opportunities as they arise. It would give me great feeling of reassurance if FBI and CIA counter-terrorism officials used it as a practical guide.
This book – whose subject is the tactics employed by those at odds with institutions physical and intellectual – offers profound insights not only into terrorism and the tools available to terrorists but also the deep philosophical and psychological rift between the Western and Arab worlds. It fact after reading the book I am convinced that efforts to combat terrorism are doomed to failure until the issues in this book are both discussed and absorbed by people in charge of counter-terrorism (on the policy level and on the enforcement side) and the public at large. Though it's not an easy read (What philosophical discourse is an easy read?), it is illuminates the battleground between the institution which imposes order (democracy for instance) and it's improvising enemy, who operates within the dominant force's own field of vision and seizes opportunities as they arise. It would give me great feeling of reassurance if FBI and CIA counter-terrorism officials used it as a practical guide.
an essential reading for contemporary urban studies
One of the most interesting writings on everyday life is Michel de Certeau's The Practice of Everyday Life (1984, first published in Paris in 1980). Written in a somehow fragmented and often elliptical style, the book's central point revolves around everyday practices that he distinguishes between strategies and tactics that inform the author's arts de faire. De Certeau's hetereodox view sustains that daily life is defined by regularities, even though they may be recurrent. Far from being made of trivialities as in Erving Goffman's view, and distant from Hans-Georg Gadamer's interactive play, to say nothing of the set of normative social roles as in Talcott Parsons's view, De Certeau's everyday life is made of procedures. From his critical reading of authors such as M. Foucault, P. Bourdieu and M. Detienne, in his metaphorical language everyday life is similar to a battlefield in which procedures develop into practices, i.e. strategies and tactics. The description of the pair of concepts extends from guerrilla analogy allowing De Certeau to breaks with the understanding of daily life as routine and claims that it is rather continuous movement. In this movement, like in the battle ground, strategy refers to a »postulate of power«, circumscribed to a variety of terms that De Certeau makes current use of: property, ownership, place, among others. Tactics on the contrary is seen »a calculated action determined by the absence of a proper locus« are ways of operating, taking »advantage of opportunities« of (daily) life (moving around, talking, reading, cooking, individual creative assemblages, etc). Determined by the »absence of power,« (of proper locus) tactics is the »art of the weak« operating insidiously »blow by blow« as in the art of craft. The daily practice emphasizes how labyrinthine procedures of action function in reference to the procedural logic and dynamic of power relations. The emphasis on daily life as a battlefield, breaks with the normative character of everyday social action and highlights the power relations that relate substantially to the social construction of public life. The concept of everyday practice in De Certeau therefore helps us to consider different ways of space formation and appropriation, as well as breaking social and physical boundaries that demarcate contemporary urban life. This leads De Certeau to another pair of articulated concepts: space and place. Space refers to the absence of previously defined positions and, therefore, it is an order that provides various possible moving experiences in everyday life. Place, on the contrary, calls for certain rather stable configurations. The everyday practices and tactics allows for an understanding of the ruptures in contemporary urban life: an insinuating poetic and war-like inversion of everyday life. This is a fundamental reason why The Practice of Everyday Life is an essential reading for contemporary urban studies. Rogerio Proença Leite, PhD. Professor and researcher Federal University of Sergipe – UFS/Brazil The Practice of Everyday Life
One of the most interesting writings on everyday life is Michel de Certeau's The Practice of Everyday Life (1984, first published in Paris in 1980). Written in a somehow fragmented and often elliptical style, the book's central point revolves around everyday practices that he distinguishes between strategies and tactics that inform the author's arts de faire. De Certeau's hetereodox view sustains that daily life is defined by regularities, even though they may be recurrent. Far from being made of trivialities as in Erving Goffman's view, and distant from Hans-Georg Gadamer's interactive play, to say nothing of the set of normative social roles as in Talcott Parsons's view, De Certeau's everyday life is made of procedures. From his critical reading of authors such as M. Foucault, P. Bourdieu and M. Detienne, in his metaphorical language everyday life is similar to a battlefield in which procedures develop into practices, i.e. strategies and tactics. The description of the pair of concepts extends from guerrilla analogy allowing De Certeau to breaks with the understanding of daily life as routine and claims that it is rather continuous movement. In this movement, like in the battle ground, strategy refers to a »postulate of power«, circumscribed to a variety of terms that De Certeau makes current use of: property, ownership, place, among others. Tactics on the contrary is seen »a calculated action determined by the absence of a proper locus« are ways of operating, taking »advantage of opportunities« of (daily) life (moving around, talking, reading, cooking, individual creative assemblages, etc). Determined by the »absence of power,« (of proper locus) tactics is the »art of the weak« operating insidiously »blow by blow« as in the art of craft. The daily practice emphasizes how labyrinthine procedures of action function in reference to the procedural logic and dynamic of power relations. The emphasis on daily life as a battlefield, breaks with the normative character of everyday social action and highlights the power relations that relate substantially to the social construction of public life. The concept of everyday practice in De Certeau therefore helps us to consider different ways of space formation and appropriation, as well as breaking social and physical boundaries that demarcate contemporary urban life. This leads De Certeau to another pair of articulated concepts: space and place. Space refers to the absence of previously defined positions and, therefore, it is an order that provides various possible moving experiences in everyday life. Place, on the contrary, calls for certain rather stable configurations. The everyday practices and tactics allows for an understanding of the ruptures in contemporary urban life: an insinuating poetic and war-like inversion of everyday life. This is a fundamental reason why The Practice of Everyday Life is an essential reading for contemporary urban studies. Rogerio Proença Leite, PhD. Professor and researcher Federal University of Sergipe – UFS/Brazil The Practice of Everyday Life
The Emporer Wears no Clothes 
Written in such ambigous and meaningless language (in translation) that there is nothing original or even meaningful here that isn't provided by the reader.
Written in such ambigous and meaningless language (in translation) that there is nothing original or even meaningful here that isn't provided by the reader.
Was It Translated From French To Greek?
I went to a reasonably good university, and got 580 on verbal SATs, but I can't seem to put the words of this translation together in a way that makes sense. So just to let you readers of average intelligence, like me, know before you spend your money, read the sample pages first. I can't give this book any stars because I don't know if it's any good.
I went to a reasonably good university, and got 580 on verbal SATs, but I can't seem to put the words of this translation together in a way that makes sense. So just to let you readers of average intelligence, like me, know before you spend your money, read the sample pages first. I can't give this book any stars because I don't know if it's any good.
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