Description
Book Synopsis* A provocative and challenging book which argues for a defiant innovation of thought* Puts forward a compelling argument: that everyday life should be regarded as a privileged object of investigation* The author is one of the leading sociologists of fin de siecle culture and society. .
Trade Review"Maffesoli's feel for the local places him in the vanguard of postmodern sociology. Maffesoli's scholarship, his insight into contemporary subjectivity and his understanding of relativism make this book an important intervention in the field of contemporary cultural analysis."
Roy Boyne, School of Human Studies, University of Teesside "Maffesoli develops his arguments with the same elegance and sensitivity to style to which he draws attention in social life itself. There can be no doubt that Maffesoli is one of the leading sociological analysts of the fin de siècle." William Outhwaite, School of European Studies, University of Sussex
Table of ContentsPerspectives.
Introduction.
1. The Fascination of Positivism.
2. The Experience of Relativism.
3. The Ideological Function.
4. Towards a Sociological 'Formism'.
5. The Analogical Method.
6. Physical and Social 'Correspondence'.
7. Ever Renewed Life.
8. The Epistemology of Everyday Life.
Notes.
Bibliography.
Index.
