New Book: Theory and Society: the third and final volume of Zygmunt Bauman’s ‘Selected Writings’
The breadth and depth of Zygmunt Bauman’s engagement with social theory and the history of social thought has perhaps been underestimated, in part because many of his early writings were never translated into English, and in part because many important pieces are not readily available. Theory and Society is the final volume (following the 1st volume ‘Culture and Art’, and 2nd volume ‘History and Politics’) which brings together hitherto unknown or rare pieces by Bauman, and also makes available previously unpublished material from the Bauman Archive at the University of Leeds.
Here Bauman reflects on some of the core concepts of sociology, examines the work of a wide range of social theorists, and addresses an array of key ideas and issues including inequality, identity, and social change. A substantial introduction by the editors provides readers with a lucid guide through this material and develops connections to Bauman’s other works.
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