Thesis (Master of Military Studies)-Marine Corps Command and Staff College, 2008. / Title from title page of PDF document (viewed on: Feb 1, 2010). Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Master of Military Studies)-Marine Corps Command and Staff College, 2008. / Title from title page of PDF document (viewed on: Jan 12, 2010). Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Master of Military Studies)-Marine Corps Command and Staff College, 2008. / Title from title page of PDF document (viewed on: Jan 8, 2010). Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Master of Military Studies)-Marine Corps Command and Staff College, 2008. / Title from title page of PDF document (viewed on: Jan 5, 2010). Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Master of Military Studies)-Marine Corps Command and Staff College, 2008. / Title from title page of PDF document (viewed on: Jan 8, 2010). Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Master of Military Studies)-Marine Corps Command and Staff College, 2008. / Title from title page of PDF document (viewed on: Jan 11, 2010). Includes bibliographical references.

Historien, philosophe et anthropologue, Michel de Certeau (1925-1986) est une figure singulière dans le paysage intellectuel français. Son œuvre représente, par son étendue et sa profondeur, un tournant décisif dans les idées philosophiques contemporaines. Tout en conservant l’essentiel des enseignements concernant l’historiographie et la mystique, il introduit de nombreux thèmes philosophiques et sociologiques pour lire la tradition et le monde moderne. Notre travail consiste à examiner l’idée principale selon laquelle les pratiques sont des usages ou des opérations tributaires d’une situation. Pour cela, de Certeau emploie une panoplie de notions telles que la formalité des pratiques et la stratégie et la tactique ainsi que d’autres concepts connexes dans le but de rendre compte des pratiques sociales et ce que les individus font avec l’ordre qui leur est proposé ou imposé. L’objectif est d’étudier la manière, prudente et ingénieuse, par laquelle les individus contournent les impératifs de cet ordre dans les multiples façons de faire usage du lieu, du temps et de la mémoire. Ces usages indociles se manifestent en particulier dans les pratiques quotidiennes. Ceci nous amène à nous interroger sur l’actualité des analyses de Certeau et leur apport dans les réflexions d’aujourd’hui : sur quelle assise théorique se base-t-il pour étudier la nature et la fonction de ces pratiques? Ses réflexions ont-elles changé notre approche du social, du culturel, du politique? / The historian, philosopher and anthropologist Michel de Certeau (1925–1986) stands out as a singular figure in the French intellectual landscape. The scope and depth of his work represent a decisive turning-point in the contemporary philosophical ideas. Though he retained the bulk of the teachings relating to historiography and mysticism, he introduced many philosophical and sociological themes to read the traditional and the modern world. Our work consists in examining the main idea according to which practices are customs or operations dependent on a situation. In order to do that, de Certeau uses a full array of notions such as the formality of practices, the strategy and the tactics along with other closely related concepts aiming at explaining social practices and what people do with the order proposed to or imposed on them. The purpose is to study the cautious and clever manner in which people bypass this order’s requirements in their manifold uses of space, time and memory. These rebellious customs are particularly expressed in everyday practices. This leads us to wonder how topical Certeau’s analyses are and how much they can affect today's reflections: what theoritical foundation is he relying on to study nature and the function of these practices? Have his reflections changed our approach to the social, cultural and political issues?

Also issued in paper format. / Title from title screen (viewed Nov. 28, 2003). "07 April 2003"--P. iii. Includes bibliographical references (p. 23-26).

Thesis (M.A.)--Naval Postgraduate School, 2000. / Title from title screen (viewed Aug. 20, 2003). "December 2000." Includes bibliographical references. Also issued in paper format.

Thesis (Master of Military Studies)-Marine Corps Command and Staff College, 2008. / Title from title page of PDF document (viewed on: Feb 1, 2010). Includes bibliographical references.