The sociology of Zygmunt Bauman

"Zygmunt Bauman is one of the most inspirational and controversial thinkers on the scene of contemporary sociology. For several decades he has provided compelling analyses and diagnoses of a vast variety of aspects of modern and liquid modern living. The Sociology of Zygmunt Bauman introduces and critically appraises some of the most significant as well as the lesser known and overlooked of Bauman's contributions to contemporary sociology: ethics, freedom, utopia, genocide, metaphors, ambivalence, politics, strangers, globalization, power and consumerism. In this collection, an international team of scholars delineates and discusses how Bauman's treatment of these themes challenges conventional wisdom in sociology, thereby revising and revitalizing sociology theory."--Jacket.

Year

2008

Language

English

Publisher

Ashgate

Editions

3

Pages

245

ISBN

9780754670605

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