The Practice of Everyday Life (Paperback)
by
Michel de Certeau (Author)
Editorial Reviews
Priscilla P. Clark, Journal of Modern History
"The Practice of Everyday Life, published in 1974 and now the first of his books available in English translation, offers ample evidence why we should pay heed to de Certeau and why more of us have not done so. For one, the work all but defies definition. History, sociology, economics, literature and literary criticism, philosophy, and anthropology all come within de Certeau's ken. . . The Practice of Everyday Life marks a turning point in studies of culture away from the producer (writer, scientist, city planner) and the product (book, discourse, city street) to the consumer (reader, pedestrian). . . . In sum, de Certeau acts very much like his own ordinary hero, manipulating, elaborating, and inventing on the scientific authority that he both denies and requires."
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Thomas Fleming, Chronicles of Culture
"Everyday Life is littered with insights and perceptions, any one of which could make the career of an American academic."
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Product Details
- Paperback: 260 pages
- Publisher: University of California Press; 1 edition (December 2, 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0520236998
- ISBN-13: 978-0520236998
- Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
