{"product_id":"contemporary-bauman-1","title":"Contemporary Bauman","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis text covers Bauman’s contribution to sociology and social theory. This ideal teaching text analyzes Bauman's shift from a sociology of postmodernity to liquid modernity, and provides a critical assessment of the contemporary Bauman, appraising his novel theory of liquid modernity in terms of its implications for self-identity, interpersonal relationships, culture, communications, and the broad-ranging institutional transformations associated with globalization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to various extracts from Bauman's work, the book also contains a spirited reply from Zygmunt Bauman to both his sympathetic and unsympathetic critics. Bauman concludes by providing a new perspectives on his theory of liquid modernity, its differentiation from the modernity\/postmodernity debate and its relation to current developments in contemporary social theory.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54983674036568,"sku":"9780415409681","price":65.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780415409681.jpg?v=1777957256","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/contemporary-bauman-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}