MAFFESOLI: THE TIME OF THE TRIBES (PAPER): THE DECLINE OFINDIVIDUALISM IN MASS SOCIETIES: The Decline of Individualism in Mass Society (Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society)

Michel Maffesoli

ISBN 10: 080398474X / ISBN 13: 9780803984745

Published by Sage Publications, Incorporated 1996-02-27, 1996

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: MAFFESOLI: THE TIME OF THE TRIBES (PAPER): THE DECLINE OFINDIVIDUALISM IN MASS SOCIETIES: The Decline of Individualism in Mass Society (Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society)
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Incorporated 1996-02-27
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 080398474X
• ISBN 13: 9780803984745
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In this exciting book Michel Maffesoli argues that the conventional approaches to understanding solidarity and society are deeply flawed. He contends that mass culture has disintegrated and that today social existence is conducted through fragmented tribal groupings, organized around the catchwords, brand-names and sound-bites of consumer culture. The book provides a rich backcloth against which to consider the rise of `identity politics′ and the `proliferation of lifestyle cultures′.

About the Author

Michel Maffesoli is Professor of Sociology at the Centre d′Etudes sur l′Actuel at le Quotidean, UER de Sciences Sociales, Paris.