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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450991603321

Autore

Blackshaw Tony <1960, >

Titolo

Zygmunt Bauman / / Tony Blackshaw

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2005

ISBN

1-134-25595-0

1-134-25596-9

1-280-24418-6

9786610244188

0-203-00175-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (185 p.)

Collana

Key sociologists

Classificazione

71.01

Disciplina

301/.092

Soggetti

Sociology

Postmodernism - Social aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

An interim career report -- Bauman's sociology : his theory of modernity -- The ways and means of the dragoman -- Freedom and security in the liquid modern sociality -- Consumerism as the liquid modern way of life.

Sommario/riassunto

This timely book provides the definitive concise introduction to the phenomenon of Zygmunt Bauman. After introducing the man, his major influences and his special way of 'thinking sociologically', author Blackshaw traces the development of Bauman's project by identifying and explaining the major shifts of emphasis in his work - the break with Marxism and the postmodern 'turn', and the subsequent refocusing on 'liquid' modernity - as well as offering a clear and accessible guide to the key conceptual hinges which move the reader on.This book, the only concise introduction to Ba