Vidal Et Les Siens

by Edgar Morin

A partir de documents historiques et personnels, E. Morin, le sociologue, mais aussi le fils d'un des survivants de la Salonique séfarade, restitue l'histoire et les pérégrinations de sa famille.

475 pages, Paperback

First published December 31, 1989

About the author

Edgar Morin (born Edgar Nahoum, 1921-2026) was a French philosopher and sociologist of the theory of information who has been recognised for his work on complexity and "complex thought" (pensée complexe), and for his scholarly contributions to such diverse fields as media studies, politics, sociology, visual anthropology, ecology, education, and systems biology. He held two bachelors, one in history and geography and one in law, and never did a Ph.D.

During his academic career, Morin was primarily associated with the École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS) in Paris. Although less well known in the Anglophone world due to the limited availability of English translations of his over 60 books, Morin is renowned in the French-speaking world, Europe, and Latin America.

Reviews

[Sophie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Une bonne description de la vie des séfarades saloniques au début du siècle. Trop de détails familiaux peu intéressants pour les inconnus. Mais au lendemain de la disparition d’Edgar Morin c’était une bonne façon de penser à lui

[Ellen Falls · Rating 5 out of 5]

Moving memoire and chronicle of an era.