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

Life in Fragments is a continuation of the themes and motifs explored in Zygmunt Baumana s acclaimed study, Postmodern Ethics (Blackwell, 1993).

* 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

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

Is there a connection between the shape of the world we inhabit and the way we live our lives? This book explores that connection and attempts to find

Society is under siege -- under attack on two fronts: from the global frontier--land where old structures and rules do not hold and new ones are slow

The term ‘collateral damage' has recently been added to the vocabulary of military forces to refer to the unintended consequences of armed interventio

A brilliant new book by Zygmunt Bauman, one of the most original and influential social thinkers writing today. Bauman examines how, in our liquid mod

Sketches in the Theory of Culture is a remarkable work by all measures. Written by Zygmunt Bauman when he was still a professor in Poland, and origina

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

aeo A major new book by one of the most original thinkers today. aeo Develops a distinctive argument about the a liquida nature of modernity. aeo

The production of a human wastea -- or more precisely, wasted lives, the a superfluousa populations of migrants, refugees and other outcasts -- is a

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

A brilliant new book by Zygmunt Bauman, one of the most original and influential social thinkers writing today. Bauman examines how, in our liquid mod

* Another highly topical contribution from a world--renowned social thinker. * Examines the European experience against the backdrop of a fast--chang

Zygmunt Baumana s new book is a brilliant exploration, from a sociological point of view, of the a tabooa subject in modern societies: death and dyin

The global financial crisis has shattered the illusion that all was well with capitalism and forced us to confront the great challenges we face today