Zygmunt Bauman : prophet of postmodernity

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Zygmunt Bauman : prophet of postmodernity

Title remainder

prophet of postmodernity

Statement of responsibility

Dennis Smith

Creator

• Smith, Dennis, 1945-

Subject

• Bauman, Zygmunt, 1925-2017
• Civilization, Modern -- 20th century
• Postmodernism -- Social aspects

Language

eng

Summary

"In this new book, Dennis Smith provides a clear introduction to the work of Zygmunt Bauman and sets the agenda for future discussions of this controversial and challenging social thinker." "Smith shows that the central themes in Bauman's recent analyses of modernity and postmodernity were already present in his early writings. He traces strong links between Bauman the Polish dissident intellectual under a communist regime in the 1960s and Bauman the prophet of postmodernity in the capitalist West during the 1980s and 1990s. The book offers more than just analysis and assessment, though, as Smith enters into a lively correspondence with Bauman, exchanging views on such topics as the nature of history, morality, postmodernity, risk and globalization." "This introduction will be of interest to second-year undergraduates and above in sociology, philosophy, politics and cultural studies."--BOOK JACKET

Member of

• Key contemporary thinkers (Cambridge, England)

Biography type

contains biographical information

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

303.4

Index

index present

LC call number

HM449

LC item number

.S55 1999

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

Key contemporary thinkers