Les nuits de la main courante: Ecritures au travail [French]

By Jean-François Laé

A police station, a alcoholism rehab centre, a centre for the disabled, a shelter for homeless people, a maternity ward... In these places, registers are kept - endless records of facts, ephemeral fragments and traces that have no other horizon than that of the closest future. Yet these are full of informations and observations that describe the daily routines as well as the cases of emergency, the tensions and doubts, the points of resistance of those that are taken into care. From these fragments, Jean-Fran ois La brings out a surprising and fascinating tale of confrontation and solicitude. His thoughtful reading of his source material allows him to construct an in depth analysis of the workings of care and community services.

Jean-Fran ois La is a professor of sociology at the university of Paris VIII. He has published a number of books including L'instance de la plainte (Descartes et Cie, 1996), Fracture sociale, with Arlette Farge (Descl e de Brouwer, 2000), L'ogre du jugement (Stock, 2001), Lettres perdues. criture, amour et solitude, with Philippe Arti res (Hachette Litt ratures, 2003).

• Format: Paperback
• Language: French
• ISBN: 2234060494
• ISBN13: 9782234060494
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: Stock
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.5"