{"product_id":"ordinary-knowledge-an-introduction-to-interpretative-sociology-hardback-9780745611181","title":"Ordinary Knowledge; An Introduction to Interpretative Sociology (Hardback) 9780745611181","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eOrdinary Knowledge\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Introduction to Interpretative Sociology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMichel Maffesoli (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745611181, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 18 April 1996\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e208 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.8 x 16.1 x 2.2 cm, 0.425 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"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.\" \u003ci\u003eRoy Boyne, School of Human Studies, University of Teesside\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"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.\" \u003ci\u003eWilliam Outhwaite, School of European Studies, University of Sussex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this important and stylish book, Michel Maffesoli argues that it is impossible to reduce knowledge to a conception of science inherited from the nineteenth century. Instead, he argues, we must go beyond intellectual conformities based on limited and archaic moral or political foundations. This approach emphasizes the growing importance of information and communication in modern societies. \u003cp\u003eMaffesoli suggests that sociologists have too often succumbed to the \"positivist fascination\" of analytical formalism and dualistic thinking. Rather than viewing society as a finished product, he develops an approach which seeks to analyse, in all their nuances and contradictions, the new forms of social life - particularly everyday life - which are beginning to emerge in the late twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA timely contribution to current debates, \u003ci\u003eOrdinary Knowledge\u003c\/i\u003e will be welcomed by students and researchers in sociology and social theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePerspectives. \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Fascination of Positivism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Experience of Relativism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Ideological Function.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Towards a Sociological 'Formism'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. The Analogical Method.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Physical and Social 'Correspondence'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Ever Renewed Life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. The Epistemology of Everyday Life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52406517170456,"sku":"9780745611181","price":45.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745611181.jpg?v=1784139454","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/ordinary-knowledge-an-introduction-to-interpretative-sociology-hardback-9780745611181","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}