Wagner, Izabela

Bauman: A Biography

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ISBN 13:
9781509526864
author:
Wagner, Izabela
format:
Hardback
publisher:
Polity Press
language:
English
Publication Year:
2020
Pages:
500
Dimensions:
23.4 x 15.1 x 4.5 centimetres (0
Genre:
Biography, General, Nonfiction,
Condition:
New
Availability:
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£16.26

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Zygmunt Bauman was a global thinker and public intellectual whose work on 'liquid modernity' continues to shape our understanding of contemporary society. This comprehensive biography offers a fresh perspective on Bauman's life, from his childhood in an assimilated Polish Jewish family to his later years as a prolific writer and intellectual leader. Bauman's life trajectory reflects the complexities of his generation and social group, marked by periods of forced migration, persecution, and transformation. The book sheds new light on Bauman's experiences during World War II and the post-war period, including his time as a KBW political officer in Poland. It also explores how these events shaped his academic career and eventual exile to Israel and later Leeds. This biography provides an in-depth look at Bauman's life and work, from his early years to his later productivity and international recognition.

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