The new Bauman reader : thinking sociologically in liquid modern times / edited by Tony Blackshaw.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Blackshaw, Tony, 1960- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bauman, Zygmunt, 1925-2017.

Bauman, Zygmunt.

Sociology.

Physical Description:

xii, 412 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2016.

Summary:

Zygmunt Bauman is one of the leading social and political thinkers of the modern world. He is a classic thinker in the sense that his books possess the two qualities laid out by the founding fathers of the social sciences - the moral basis and the artistic touch - but his greatest interest is in showing how personal troubles are inextricably connected to public issues. He turns his critical eye on just about any social issue, event or institution, from shopping to the state and from sex to social inequality. To read Bauman is to see how the rhythms of everyday life may be turned into an erudite and critical practice that burns itself into the sociological imagination. Bauman is an immensely prolific writer and his work can be demanding. This book presents a wide range of important, lively and engaging readings, aiming to capture the originality of Bauman's special way of doing sociology and all the complexity of his core ideas in a way that connects with twenty-first century minds. It is an ideal student introduction to Bauman's work, offering a mix of book chapters and essay discussions, excerpts from interviews and snapshots on life from Bauman's pocket books. The ultimate aim of the reader is to slow students how to think sociologically' with Bauman. Organised in three parts, with a substantive introduction by the editor, the book concludes with a new chapter written by Zygmunt Bauman especially of this reader. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Thinking sociologically Introduction / Tony Blackshaw Blackshaw, Tony 29

1 The motive for metaphor / Michael Hviid Jacobsen Jacobsen, Michael Hviid 33

2 Talking sociology / Zygmunt Bauman Bauman, Zygmunt, Michael Hviid Jacobsen Jacobsen, Michael Hviid, Keith Tester Tester, Keith 65

3 Writing sociology / Zygmunt Bauman Bauman, Zygmunt 78

4 This is a 'liquid modern' world / Zygmunt Bauman Bauman, Zygmunt, Nicholas Gane Gane, Nicholas 91

Part II Rethinking the unit-ideas of sociology Introduction / Tony Blackshaw Blackshaw, Tony 113

5 Class / Zygmunt Bauman Bauman, Zygmunt 120

6 Community / Tony Blackshaw Blackshaw, Tony 129

7 Freedom / Zygmunt Bauman Bauman, Zygmunt 141

8 Utopia / Zygmunt Bauman Bauman, Zygmunt 162

9 Social inequality / Zygmunt Bauman Bauman, Zygmunt 173

10 Bureaucracy / Zygmunt Bauman Bauman, Zygmunt 202

11 Culture / Zygmunt Bauman Bauman, Zygmunt 211

Part III Modernity from a 'liquid' perspective

Introduction / Tony Blackshaw Blackshaw, Tony 237

12 Consumerism / Tony Blackshaw Blackshaw, Tony 241

13 Individualization / Zygmunt Bauman Bauman, Zygmunt 264

14 Happiness / Zygmunt Bauman Bauman, Zygmunt 272

15 Media / Zygmunt Bauman Bauman, Zygmunt 282

16 Identity and globalization / Zygmunt Bauman Bauman, Zygmunt 304

17 Liquid power / Zygmunt Bauman Bauman, Zygmunt, Mark Haugaard Haugaard, Mark 318

18 Liquid fear / Zygmunt Bauman Bauman, Zygmunt 346

19 Liquid surveillance / Slawomir Czapnik Czapnik, Slawomir 364

Epilogue: The continuing task

20 'Liquid modernity' fifteen years after / Zygmunt Bauman Bauman, Zygmunt 391.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781526100795

1526100797

9781784994037

1784994030

OCLC:

930758708