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EAN : 9782258197770
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Pages : 272
Size : 120 x 210 mm
Goodbye Freedom

Collection : La Cité
Release date : 20/01/2022
The Covid-19 pandemic has revealed a new ‘soft’ ​totalitarianism that is concerned above all by what is ‘safe’, as demonstrated in this highly incisive essay. Mathieu Slama analyses the events and words that have led to a growing acceptance of servitude among a people who have been notorious for their rebellious spirit ever since the French Revolution.
How can a supposedly rebellious people consent to having its freedoms taken away one by one? In this incisive essay, Mathieu Slama analyses the pandemic from the first lockdown on 16 March 2020, singling out the events and the narrative that have contributed to a growing acceptance of servitude among... How can a supposedly rebellious people consent to having its freedoms taken away one by one? In this incisive essay, Mathieu Slama analyses the pandemic from the first lockdown on 16 March 2020, singling out the events and the narrative that have contributed to a growing acceptance of servitude among the population. Applying the perspective of La Boétie to this contemporary phenomenon, Slama sees in the Covid crisis the appearance of a new ‘soft’ totalitarianism that is primarily interested in what is ‘safe’.
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EAN : 9782258197770
Shaping : BROCHE
Pages : 272
Size : 120 x 210 mm
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