Über den Autor Freitag, Michel
Michel Freitag (1935-2009) was born in Switzerland and taught sociology at the Université du Québec à Montréal. He is the author of an original theoretical sum (Dialectique et société, three volumes) and of several books, among which are: Le naufrage de l'université (Governor General Award-Canada in 1996); L'oubli de la société; L'impasse de la globalisation and L'abîme de la liberté. His posthumous work is now being published under the overall title of Les formes de la société. His work and teaching led to the creation of an original school of thought, now referred to as L'École de Montréal.