| Identity: Coversations with Benedetto Vecchi Contributor(s): Bauman, Zygmunt (Author) |
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ISBN: 0745633080 ISBN-13: 9780745633084 Publisher: Polity Press OUR PRICE: $54.39 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2004 Annotation: This topical new book by Zygmunt Bauman explores the notion of identity in the modern world. As we grapple with the insecurity and uncertainty of liquid modernity, Bauman argues that our socio-political, cultural, professional, religious and sexual identities are undergoing a process of continual transformation. Identities the world over have become more precarious than ever: we live in an era of constant change and disposability - whether it's last season's outfit, or car, or even partner - and our identities as a result have become transient and deeply elusive. In a world of rapid global change where national borders are increasingly eroded, our identities are in a state of continuous flux. Identity - a notion that by its very nature is elusive and ambivalent - has become a key concept for understanding the changing nature of social life and personal experience in our contemporary, liquid modern age. In this brief book, Zygmunt Bauman explains compellingly why this is so. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 302.54 |
| LCCN: 2003020403 |
| Series: Themes for the 21st Century |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 5.48" W x 7.76" (0.48 lbs) 140 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This topical new book by Zygmunt Bauman explores the notion of identity in the modern world. As we grapple with the insecurity and uncertainty of liquid modernity, Bauman argues that our socio-political, cultural, professional, religious and sexual identities are undergoing a process of continual transformation. Identities the world over have become more precarious than ever: we live in an era of constant change and disposability - whether it's last season's outfit, or car, or even partner - and our identities as a result have become transient and deeply elusive. In a world of rapid global change where national borders are increasingly eroded, our identities are in a state of continuous flux. Identity - a notion that by its very nature is elusive and ambivalent - has become a key concept for understanding the changing nature of social life and personal experience in our contemporary, liquid modern age. In this brief book, Zygmunt Bauman explains compellingly why this is so. |