The Emerald guide to Zygmunt Bauman

The influential sociologist and social theorist Zygmunt Bauman was a prolific commentator on contemporary social life. The extent and range of his published work is so vast that it is easy for the uninitiated reader to feel daunted by the sheer scale of works and where to begin. That is, until now....

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Main Author Best, Shaun (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2020.
SeriesEmerald guides to social thought
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781839097409
9781839097386
DOI10.1108/9781839097386
Physical Description1 online resource (240 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Bauman in context
  • Chapter 2. Bauman: life, career and politics
  • Chapter 3. Arrival in Britain: the successful outsider?
  • Chapter 4. Bauman as a critic of modernity
  • Chapter 5. The postmodern turn
  • Chapter 6. The liquid turn
  • Chapter 7. Bauman on inclusion and exclusion
  • Chapter 8. Care for the other
  • Chapter 9. Bauman's legacy
  • Appendix 1. Zygmunt Bauman
  • Bibliography
  • Appendix 2. Sources and further reading.