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Record Nr.

UNINA9910743210603321

Autore

Tutenges Sébastien

Titolo

Intoxication : an ethnography of effervescent revelry / / Sébastien Tutenges

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Brunswick, New Jersey : , : Rutgers University Press, , [2023]

©2023

ISBN

1-9788-3123-4

Edizione

[First Edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (168 pages)

Disciplina

394.1/3

Soggetti

Emotions - Sociological aspects

Social interaction

Rites and ceremonies

Intersubjectivity

Drinking of alcoholic beverages

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Ways to Effervescence -- Unity -- Intensity -- Transgression -- Symbolization -- Revitalization -- Afterword.

Sommario/riassunto

"For two decades, Sebastien Tutenges has conducted research in bars, nightclubs, festivals, drug dens, nightlife resorts, and underground dance parties in a quest to answer a fundamental question: Why do people across cultures gather regularly to intoxicate themselves? Vivid and at times deeply personal, this book offers new insights into a wide variety of intoxicating experiences, from the intimate feeling of connection among concertgoers to the adrenaline-fueled rush of a fight, to the thrill of jumping off a balcony into a swimming pool. Tutenges shows what it means and feels to move beyond the ordinary into altered states in which the transgressive, spectacular, and unexpected takes place. He argues that the primary aim of group intoxication is the religious experience that Émile Durkheim calls collective effervescence, the essence of which is a sense of connecting with other people and being part of a larger whole. This experience is empowering and emboldening and may lead to crime and deviance, but it is at the same time vital to our humanity because it strengthens



social bonds and solidarity. The book fills important gaps in Durkheim's social theory and contributes to current debates in micro-sociology as well as cultural criminology and cultural sociology. Here, for the first time, readers will discover a detailed account of collective effervescence in contemporary society that includes: an explanation of what collective effervescence is; a description of the conditions that generate collective effervescence; a typology of the varieties of collective effervescence; a discussion of how collective effervescence manifests in the realm of nightlife, politics, sports, and religion; and an analysis of how commercial forces amplify and capitalize on the universal human need for intoxication"--

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910373890403321

Titolo

Military Geoscience : Bridging History to Current Operations / / edited by Peter L. Guth

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020

ISBN

3-030-32173-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (VI, 222 p.) : 76 illus., 55 illus. in color

Collana

Advances in Military Geosciences, , 2522-8323

Disciplina

550

Soggetti

Politics and war

Military history

Geography

Sociology, Urban

Geographic information systems

Geology

Military and Defence Studies

Military History

Regional Geography

Urban Sociology

Geographical Information System

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



Nota di contenuto

Battle of Big Hole: GIS and Archaeology -- Trenches in the Ocean. Geography and the Russian Defense of the Baltic Sea, 1912-1917- Fort Eben Emael: Geographic Pivot of the Western Front, 1940 -- Improvement in German Military Geology from the Napoleon Wars to World War I -- Military Geoscientific Excursions to Theatres of World War I in France and Belgium -- Early Virtual Reality Simulators for the Fleet Air Arm & Royal Navy -- Insurgency and the City -- Fortified Venice: the line of fortifications around Venice and its relation to the geomorphology of the lagoon and the mainland -- The Cadore Offensive: Theoretical Military Geography Considerations -- The Influence Of Geographical Factors On The Outcome Of The Battle Of Spioenkop During The Anglo Boer War, 1899 – 1902 -- Improvement in German Military Geology from the Napoleon Wars to World War I -- Military Geoscientific Excursions to Theatres of World War I in France and Belgium -- Silver Bullets and the Paradox of Plenty: Natural Resource Development in Afghanistan -- Research Proposal — Analyzing the Past and Current Roles of Terrain and Terrain Analysis on Military Operations -- The U.S. Army Camel Corps: An Experiment in Transportation Solutions -- Strategic Geospheric Engineering -- Mapping Soil-Landscape Relations in Barry M. Goldwater Range West, Yuma, AZ -- Passive Seismic Survey of Sediment Thickness, Dasht-e-Nawar Basin, Eastern Afghanistan -- Terrain Analysis in your Pocket: Using a Tablet or Smartphone. .

Sommario/riassunto

This book is a collection of papers presented at the 11th International Conference of Military Geoscience that was held in 2015. The conference included discussion on a diverse range of geosciences, including military history, military geology, teaching geology from a military prospective, geological influence on the battlefield, and environmental and cultural issues related to management of military lands. Geology and geography have played a significant role in military history, from providing the stone for primitive tools and weapons, to the utilization of terrain in offensive and defensive strategies. Specific to this volume, deserts comprise nearly a third of the Earth’s surface and have been the site of numerous battles where the dust, heat, and a lack of food and water have provided challenges to military leaders and warriors. This book examines the role of deserts in past and modern warfare, the problems and challenges in managing military lands in desert regions, and how desert environmental conditions can impact military equipment and personnel. This proceedings volume should be of interest to scholars, professionals, and those interested in military history, warfare, geology, geography, cultural resources, general science, and military operations.