The Time of the Tribes: The Decline of Individualism in Mass Society

By Michel Maffesoli

Book Overview

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′.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080398474X
• ISBN13: 9780803984745
• Release Date: February 1996
• Publisher: Sage Publications
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.2" x 9.2"