The Practice of Everyday Life

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By Michel de Certeau

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The Practice of Everyday Life by Michel de Certeau explores how individuals and groups use social representations and behaviours to reclaim personal autonomy amid dominant commercial, political, and cultural forces. De Certeau examines the public meaning of creatively protected private meanings, drawing on a vast theoretical literature to highlight imaginative uses of everyday practices.
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Ideal for: scholars and students in sociology, cultural studies, anthropology, philosophy, and anyone interested in understanding the subtle dynamics of everyday life and social interaction.

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.

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In this incisive book, Michel de Certeau considers the uses to which social representation and modes of social behaviour 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 to speak of an apposite use of imaginative literature.

Throughout The Practice of Everyday Life, the text highlights the resourceful strategies people use in daily life to navigate and subtly resist the structures that seek to dominate their existence.

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Critics have praised the work for its meticulous translation and intellectual breadth across history, sociology, philosophy, and anthropology. The New York Review of Books highlights de Certeau's distinctive interpretation of social and personal relations, while the Journal of Modern History emphasises the book's interdisciplinary richness. Reviews note that the book remains fresh and relevant decades after its original publication.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780520271456

Publisher: University of California Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 December 2011

Country: United States

Imprint: University of California Press

Edition: 3rd edition

Contributors:

Translated by Steven Rendall
Translated by Steven Rendall
Translated by Steven Rendall

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 363g

Pages: 256

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About the Author

The late Michel de Certeau was Directeur d'Etudes at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris and Visiting Professor of French and Comparative Literature at University of California, San Diego.