Zygmunt (Universities of Leeds and Warsaw) Bauman

Zygmunt Bauman was one of the great social thinkers of our time: inventor of the idea of liquid modernity, he transformed our way of thinking about th

* A new book by one of the most original and brilliant social thinkers of our time. * Extends and develops some of the key themes in other Bauman tit

The breadth and depth of Zygmunt Bauman’s engagement with social theory and the history of social thought has perhaps been underestimated, in part bec

The breadth and depth of Zygmunt Bauman’s engagement with social theory and the history of social thought has perhaps been underestimated, in part bec

This topical new book by Zygmunt Bauman explores the notion of identity in the modern world. As we grapple with the insecurity

Refugees from the violence of wars and the brutality of famished lives have knocked on other people's doors since the beginning of time. For the peopl

We have long since lost our faith in the idea that human beings could achieve human happiness in some future ideal state—a state that Thomas More, wri

When Freud wrote his classic Civilization and its Discontents, he was concerned with repression. Modern civilization depends upon the constraint of im

When Freud wrote his classic Civilization and its Discontents, he was concerned with repression. Modern civilization depends upon the constraint of im

Modernity, argues Bauman, promised to bring the kind of clarity and transparency to human life that only reason can offer. This has not happened, and

* The latest book by Zygmunt Bauman, one of the most original and influential social thinkers of our time. * Offers an original analysis of the centr

Zygmunt Baumana s powerful and persuasive study of the postmodern perspective on ethics is particularly welcome. For Bauman the great issues of ethics

It is commonly assumed that the best way to help the poor out of their misery is to allow the rich to get richer, that if the rich pay less taxes then

In its original formulation, ‘culture' was intended to be an agent for change, a mission undertaken with the aim of educating ‘the people' by bringing

This is not a diary: while these observations were recorded in autumn 2010 and spring 2011 in the form of dated entries, they are not a personal ref

Modernity was supposed to be the period in human history when the fears that pervaded social life in the past could be left behind and human beings co

Modernity was supposed to be the period in human history when the fears that pervaded social life in the past could be left behind and human beings co

A victim of the Nazis, then the Communists. Twice a refugee, yet always remaining a committed socialist. In countless ways, Zygmunt Bauman lived the p

We are spurred into action by our troubles and fears; but all too often our action fails to address the true causes of our worries. When trying to mak

The passage from 'solid' to 'liquid' modernity has created a new and unprecedented setting for individual life pursuits, confronting individuals with