What remains of the idea of liquid modernity? Is Bauman's thought still relevant? This volume aims to answer these questions, without forgetting the vastness and complexity of his work, where the idea of liquidity remains fundamental, before and after the central turning point of the year 2000.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction; 1 Sociology from Weber to Bauman; 2 A Life in Fragments; 3 Highlights of Bauman's thought; 4 From Solid to Liquid and Back; 5 A Praise for Utopia; 6 When Bauman was Postmodern; 7 A Man in a Walk; 8 Devouring Democracy; 9 The Multiple Declines of the West; 10 Lunch at Baumans'; A Biographical Note; Bibliography of Zygmunt Bauman; General Bibliography; Index
