Legislators and Interpreters: On Modernity, Post-Modernity and Intellectuals - Couverture souple

Bauman, Zygmunt

 
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Synopsis

The book discusses the role of intellectuals in the modern world. Bauman connects this with current analyses of modernity and post-modernity. The theme of the book is that the tasks of intellectuals change from being 'legislators' to 'interpreters' with the transition from modernity to post-modernity.

The book discusses the role of intellectuals in the modern world. Bauman connects this with current analyses of modernity and post-modernity. The theme of the book is that the tasks of intellectuals change from being 'legislators' to 'interpreters' with the transition from modernity to post-modernity.

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À propos de l?auteur

Zygmunt Bauman (1925-2017) was Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Leeds. His many books have become international bestsellers and have been translated into more than thirty languages. He was awarded the Theodor W. Adorno prize for 1998.

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9780801421044: Legislators and Interpreters: On Modernity, Post-Modernity, and Intellectuals

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0801421047 ISBN 13 :  9780801421044
Editeur : Cornell University Press, 1987
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