Modernity and the Holocaust - Couverture souple

Bauman, Zygmunt

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0801487196 ISBN 13 : 9780801487194

Editeur : Cornell University Press, 2001

Synopsis

Book by Zygmunt Bauman

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

′Modernity and the Holocaust is a very fine book. Broad in scope and penetrating in analysis, it is disturbing as its subject matter demands, yet never fails to preserve the crucial element of reflective distance out of which new or more acute knowledge is able to emerge.′ Times Higher Education Supplement

′Such is the concentrated brilliance of this study that it is sure to find an appreciative audience in every field of research which touches on the Holocaust.′ Times Literary Supplement

′This is a profound book, brilliant in its insights ... It demands wide readership.′ Political Studies

′The book should be widely read by students of the social sciences, since it is, apart from a provocative analysis of explanations of genocide, a critique of sociology, which Bauman claims has neglected the ethical dilemmas posed by the destruction of the Jews.′ Sociology

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Sociology is concerned with modern society, but has never come to terms with one of the most distinctive and horrific aspects of modernity – the Holocaust.

The book examines what sociology can teach us about the Holocaust, but more particularly concentrates upon the lessons which the Holocaust has for sociology. Bauman′s work demonstrates that the Holocaust has to be understood as deeply involved with the nature of modernity. There is nothing comparable to this work available in the sociological literature.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Cornell University Press
• Date d'édition: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0801487196
• ISBN 13: 9780801487194
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 254