{"product_id":"chronicles-of-a-liquid-society-umberto-eco-9781328505859","title":"Chronicles of a Liquid Society","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA posthumous collection of essays by internationally renowned essayist, literary critic, philosopher, and author of \u003cem\u003eThe Name of the Rose\u003c\/em\u003e--\"one of the most influential thinkers of our time\" (\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his final collection of works, celebrated essayist and novelist Umberto Eco observes the changing world around him with irrepressible curiosity and profound wisdom. He sees with fresh eyes the upheaval in ideological values, the crises in politics, and the unbridled individualism that have become the backdrop of our lives--a \"liquid\" society in which it's not easy to find a polestar, though stars and starlets abound. In these pieces, written for his regular column in \u003cem\u003eL'Espresso\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, Eco brings his dazzling erudition and keen sense of the everyday to bear on topics such as popular culture and politics, being seen, conspiracies, the old and the young, new technologies, mass media, racism, and good manners. It is a final gift to his readers--astute, witty, and illuminating.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Umberto Eco\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1328505855\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781328505859\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harpervia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/13\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.90d","brand":"Umberto Eco","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047821766911,"sku":"9781328505859","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4bb6b9f7-80f4-48b6-b243-a95e33863d6b.jpg?v=1684992363","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chronicles-of-a-liquid-society-umberto-eco-9781328505859","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}