Explication of a social fact: seasonal variation in the outbreak of insurrections

«If you wish to mature your thought, devote yourself to the study of a great master; take a system apart, laying bare its innermost secrets.»(Émile Durkheim)This oft-quoted advice from the great French sociologist was obviously taken to heart by Philippe Besnard and made his own. Though Durkheim re...

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Auteur principal: Traugott, Mark
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Langue:Français
Publié: Revue européenne des sciences sociales 2004
Accès en ligne:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Résumé:«If you wish to mature your thought, devote yourself to the study of a great master; take a system apart, laying bare its innermost secrets.»(Émile Durkheim)This oft-quoted advice from the great French sociologist was obviously taken to heart by Philippe Besnard and made his own. Though Durkheim remains best known for path-breaking substantive contributions to the study of human social groups, he was himself an inveterate student of the antecedents of sociological thought. Besnard’s publishe...