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Michel Wieviorka

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Born January 1, 1946 (80 years old)
Also known as: Michael Wieviorka, Michel WIEVIORKA
7 books
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16 readers

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French sociologist, noted for his work on violence, terrorism, racism, social movements and the theory of social change.

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Violence

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Drawing on firsthand experience as a prison psychiatrist, his own family history, and literature, Gilligan unveils the motives of men who commit horrifying crimes, men who will not only kill others but destroy themselves rather than suffer a loss of self-respect. With devastating clarity, Gilligan traces the role that shame plays in the etiology of murder and explains why our present penal system only exacerbates it. Brilliantly argued, harrowing in its portraits of the walking dead, Violence should be read by anyone concerned with this national epidemic and its widespread consequences.

Antiracistes

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"Les idées d'extrême droite, les violences racistes et antisémites doivent être combattues avec une vigueur toujours renouvelée. Quelles armes contre le camp de la haine? Avant toute chose, la connaissance et l'analyse. Antiracistes dresse un état des lieux permettant de réfléchir pour mieux agir. Dans quelle mesure le racisme et l'antisémitisme sont-ils liés aux mutations de nos sociétés occidentales ? Comment se sont-ils déployés et transformés dans l'histoire ? En quoi les crises politiques et économiques, la fracture sociale, la fragmentation culturelle ou encore l'hypermédiatisation favorisent-elles leur évolution ? Quel type d'actions peut-on entreprendre pour les combattre ? Les meilleurs esprits ici réunis nous donnent les clés historiques, philosophiques et sociologiques ainsi que les outils théoriques indispensables pour enfin délivrer la société du racisme et retrouver un esprit de fraternité et de bienveillance."--Page 4 of cover.

The Lure of Anti-Semitism (Jewish Identities in a Changing World)

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"This book demonstrates that present-day anti-Semitism owes as much to factors internal to French society (the social, institutional, and political crisis) as it does to the projection of global issues on French soil, in particular those which originate in the Middle East. He demonstrates that this phenomenon has novel aspects, but its more classical features are also borne in mind. This rigorous and objective book is the first scientific study of present-day, French anti-Semitism."--BOOK JACKET.