{"product_id":"the-contemporary-bauman-anthony-elliott-9780415409698","title":"The 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anthony Elliott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415409691\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415409698\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/20\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.75h x 7.15w x 0.82d","brand":"Anthony Elliott","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064915144959,"sku":"9780415409698","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_aefb8269-6c0e-4a2e-9097-6e63b42d3d7a.jpg?v=1768671892","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-contemporary-bauman-anthony-elliott-9780415409698","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}