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Book Synopsis
* 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 titles, namely what it is like to live in a time of 'liquid modernity', identity, culture and consumerism.

Table of Contents
Introduction: On Living in a Liquid-Modern World.

1. The Individual Under Siege.

2. From Martyr to Hero, and from Hero to Celebrity.

3. Culture: Obstreperous and Unmanageable.

4. Seeking Shelter in a Pandora Box or Fear, Security and the City.

5. Consumers in Liquid-Modern Times.

Consuming Life.

Consuming Body.

Consuming Childhood.

6. Learning to Walk in Quicksand.

7. Thinking in Dark Times (Arendt and Adorno Revisited).

Notes.

Index.

Liquid Life

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      Book details

      Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Published 1 May 2005
      ISBN-13 9780745635156
      978-0745635156
      ISBN-10 0745635156
      Also in:
      Sociology and anthropology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      * 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 titles, namely what it is like to live in a time of 'liquid modernity', identity, culture and consumerism.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction: On Living in a Liquid-Modern World.

      1. The Individual Under Siege.

      2. From Martyr to Hero, and from Hero to Celebrity.

      3. Culture: Obstreperous and Unmanageable.

      4. Seeking Shelter in a Pandora Box or Fear, Security and the City.

      5. Consumers in Liquid-Modern Times.

      Consuming Life.

      Consuming Body.

      Consuming Childhood.

      6. Learning to Walk in Quicksand.

      7. Thinking in Dark Times (Arendt and Adorno Revisited).

      Notes.

      Index.

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