Liquid Times - Living in an Age of Uncertainty - Living in an Age of Uncertainty

Informationen zum Autor Zygmunt Bauman (1925-2017) was Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the Universities of Leeds and Warsaw. Klappentext The passage from 'solid' to 'liquid' modernity has created a new and unprecedented setting for individual life pursuits! confronting individuals with a series of challenges never before encountered. Zusammenfassung The passage from 'solid' to 'liquid' modernity has created a new and unprecedented setting for individual life pursuits! confronting individuals with a series of challenges never before encountered. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Bravely into the Hotbed of Uncertainties 1 1 Liquid Modern Life and its Fears 5 2 Humanity on the Move 27 3 State, Democracy and the Management of Fears 55 4 Out of Touch Together 71 5 Utopia in the Age of Uncertainty 94 Notes 111

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• Authors: Z Bauman, Zygmunt Bauman, Zygmunt (Universities of Leeds and Warsaw) Bauman
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.01.2007
• EAN: 9780745639864
• ISBN: 978-0-7456-3986-4
• No. of pages: 128
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, Sociology & anthropology, Sociology and anthropology