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Synopsis
This four-volume set collects 97 contributions discussing the ideas of postmodern sociologist Zygmunt Bauman, whose interests span many fields and whose critical interpretation heretofore has been scattered across a wide array of disciplines. Arrangement is in sections on background and biography-including interviews, appreciations, and contributions by Bauman's significant other, Janina; Socialism and intellectuals; the Holocaust; the Postmodern; ethics; death and religion; sociology and Marxism; and extensions and applications of Bauman's work in many countries. Editor Beilharz (sociology, politics, and anthropology, La Trobe U.) is also one of the contributors. There is no index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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This four-volume set collects 97 contributions discussing the ideas of postmodern sociologist Zygmunt Bauman, whose interests span many fields and whose critical interpretation heretofore has been scattered across a wide array of disciplines. Arrangement is in sections on background and biography<-->including interviews, appreciations, and contributions by Bauman's significant other, Janina; Socialism and intellectuals; the Holocaust; the Postmodern; ethics; death and religion; sociology and Marxism; and extensions and applications of Bauman's work in many countries. Editor Beilharz (sociology, politics, and anthropology, La Trobe U.) is also one of the contributors. There is no index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)