This timely book provides the definitive concise introduction to Zygmunt Bauman. A well-written text, it assumes no prior knowledge of his work and will appeal to those wishing to explore…

A set of interviews with one of the world’s leading social thinkers, ranging from autobiographical reflection to guidelines for developing the reader’s understanding, this text also gives important background information…

In the first comprehensive and critical assessment of Zygmunt Bauman’s work on culture, Dariusz Brzezinski offers a comparative analysis of the theories of one of the most influential intellectuals of…

Explores the impact of the ‘living utopia’ of socialism on the development of modern society. This title begins with an analysis of the role of utopia in general, and of…

This thoughtful and illuminating book provides a major statement on the meaning and importance of postmodernity.

A new afterword to this edition, The Duty to Remember-But What? tackles difficult issues of guilt and innocence on the individual and societal levels. Zygmunt Bauman explores the silences found…

Bauman urges us to think in new ways about a newly flexible, newly challenging modern world. In an era of routine travel, where most people circulate widely, the inherited beliefs…

a Globalizationa is a word that is currently much in use. This book is an attempt to show that there is far more to globalization than its surface manifestations. Unpacking…