{"product_id":"zygmunt-bauman-and-the-west-a-sociology-of-intellectual-exile-9780228017684","title":"Zygmunt Bauman and the West  A Sociology of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eZygmunt Bauman was both an outsider of Western modernity and one of its foremost interpreters. \u003ci\u003eZygmunt Bauman and the West \u003c\/i\u003eargues that the distinctive social thought that sprung from Bauman’s lived experiences of totalitarianism and exile amounts to a sustained, sophisticated, and unappreciated problematisation of Eurocentrism and the West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is an immensely erudite and compellingly written book. Palmer convincingly shows how Bauman’s ambivalent positioning and intellectual engagement with respect to the West help account for the interpretation of non-Western historical experiences. Palmer’s reading against the grain is a highly original and inspiring account.” Manuela Boatcă, University of Freiburg and author of \u003cem\u003eGlobal Inequalities beyond Occidentalism\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This superb book, by a leading expert on Bauman, is a major contribution to our understanding of his life and thought. Palmer’s detailed knowledge of the tragedies of colonialism and postcolonialism leads to a fundamental reconsideration of what is often dismissed as Bauman’s Eurocentrism. We encounter a rounded picture of a Bauman who is fully aware of these and other issues and wryly self-critical.” William Outhwaite, Newcastle University and co-editor of \u003cem\u003eHabermas Global: The Reception History of a Work\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51036781510999,"sku":"9780228017684","price":116.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/zygmunt-bauman-and-the-west-a-sociology-of-intellectual-exile-9780228017684","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}