Legislators and Interpreters: On Modernity, Post-Modernity and Intellectuals - Tapa blanda

Bauman, Zygmunt

 
9780745607900: Legislators and Interpreters: On Modernity, Post-Modernity and Intellectuals
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ISBN 10: 074560790X ISBN 13: 9780745607900
Editorial: Polity, 1989

Sinopsis

The book discusses the role of intellectuals in the modern world. Bauman connects this with current analyses of modernity and post-modernity. The theme of the book is that the tasks of intellectuals change from being 'legislators' to 'interpreters' with the transition from modernity to post-modernity.

The book discusses the role of intellectuals in the modern world. Bauman connects this with current analyses of modernity and post-modernity. The theme of the book is that the tasks of intellectuals change from being 'legislators' to 'interpreters' with the transition from modernity to post-modernity.

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Acerca del autor

Zygmunt Bauman (1925-2017) was Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Leeds. His many books have become international bestsellers and have been translated into more than thirty languages. He was awarded the Theodor W. Adorno prize for 1998.

De la contraportada

What is the role of intellectuals in the modern world? How does intellectual work connect to modern cultural development as a whole? Bauman answers these questions through a discussion of the nature of modernism and post-modernism in the analysis of culture.

During the period at which it was assumed that there were ready ways of assessing the truth of beliefs, intellectuals used to 'legislate' about opinions for the rest of the community. But today, in the period of post-modernism, there are many competing value-systems and beliefs. Intellectuals today become 'interpreters', representing different standpoints in relation to one another. In brilliant and telling fashion, Bauman draws out the implications of this change for contemporary cultural analysis.

This book will be of basic interest to students and professionals in cultural studies, sociology, politics and the history of ideas.

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Editorial
Polity
Año de publicación
1989
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
074560790X
ISBN 13 
9780745607900
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
216
Contacto del fabricante
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