The Ambiguous Multiplicities - Materials, Episteme and Politics of Cluttered Social Formations (Hardcover, New)

At the end of the 19th century, two famous predictions were advanced for the coming 20th century: while Le Bon prophesied that the coming century would have been the age of crowds, Tarde replied that the new century would have been the age of publics. Even in retrospect, it is not easy to tell who was right. This book proposes a historical-conceptual journey into the cluttered social formations that have remained outside of mainstream sociology. In particular, it reviews urban crowds, mediated publics, global masses, population, the sovereign people and the multitude. By doing so, it questions the image of the individual and addresses the question: 'What is the building block of the social?'. Imitation, contagion, suggestion and other phenomena of circulation within multiplicities put the idea of the individual as the building block of the social under strain. The notions of transformation and phase transition are explored as possible alternative views.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Pivot
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2014
First published:	2014
Authors:	A. Mubi Brighenti
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	88
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-38498-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social theory Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Population & demography > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Urban communities Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Promotions
LSN:	1-137-38498-0
Barcode:	9781137384980

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