This unique and original collection by internationally renowned scholars uses critical engagements with ZygmuntBauman's sociology to understand the challenges that face globalized human societies at the start of the 21st century. Includes a concluding chapter by Bauman.

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Yes, you can access Bauman's Challenge by M. Davis, K. Tester, M. Davis,K. Tester in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Sociology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

Year

2010

ISBN

9780230290457

Topic

Social Sciences

Subtopic

Sociology

Index

Social Sciences

Cover
Contents
Acknowledgements
Notes on Contributors
Editors’ Introduction
1 Bauman’s Europe; Europe’s Bauman
2 The Use-Value of Human Waste and the Currency of Waste-Disposal Sites in Liquid Modernity
3 Bauman and the Drama of Abu Ghraib
4 Another Bauman: The Anthropological Imagination
5 Bauman’s Challenge to Sociology
6 Bauman’s Implicit Theology
7 Event Horizon: Utopia–Dystopia in Bauman’s Thought
8 Totalitarian Bureaucracy and Bauman’s Sociological Imagination: In Defence of the Ivory Tower
9 Resistance Towards Ethics
10 What’s in the Post?
Conclusion: The Triple Challenge
Index