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Postmodernity and Its Discontents
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Polity Pr
Publication date
March 13, 1997
Pages
232
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780745617916
ISBN-10
0745617913
Dimensions
0.50 by 6.25 by 9.25 in.
Weight
0.75 lbs.
Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$26.95
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
The most prominent anxieties in our society today, Bauman shows, derive from the removal of security. The very pursuit of individual happiness corrupts and undermines those systems of authority needed for a stable life. This book builds upon Bauman's earlier contributions to social theory.
Editions
Hardcover
from Polity Pr (March 13, 1997)
9780745617909 | details & prices | 232 pages | List price $69.95
About: If, as Freud postulated, modern society assails man's freedom by repressing his sexual expression, then the postmodern era can be said to be defined by the individual's quest for sublime happiness at the expense of security.
About: If, as Freud postulated, modern society assails man's freedom by repressing his sexual expression, then the postmodern era can be said to be defined by the individual's quest for sublime happiness at the expense of security.
from New York Univ Pr (March 1, 1997)
9780814713037 | details & prices | 221 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 0.75 in. | 1.00 lbs | List price $50.00
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
from Polity Pr (March 13, 1997)
9780745617916 | details & prices | 232 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 0.50 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $26.95
About: The most prominent anxieties in our society today, Bauman shows, derive from the removal of security.
About: The most prominent anxieties in our society today, Bauman shows, derive from the removal of security.
from New York Univ Pr (March 1, 1997)
9780814713044 | details & prices | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.50 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $22.00
About: If, as Freud postulated, modern society assails man's freedom by repressing his sexual expression, then the postmodern era can be said to be defined by the individual's quest for sublime happiness at the expense of security.
About: If, as Freud postulated, modern society assails man's freedom by repressing his sexual expression, then the postmodern era can be said to be defined by the individual's quest for sublime happiness at the expense of security.
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