Bauman and Contemporary Sociology: A Critical Analysis

by Ali Rattansi

Book Overview

This is the first single-authored critical engagement with the major works of Zygmunt Bauman. Where previous books on Bauman have been exegetical, here an unwavering light is shone on key themes in the sociologist's work, exposing serious weaknesses in Bauman's interpretations of the Holocaust, Western modernity, consumerism, globalisation and the nature of sociology. The book shows how Eurocentrism, the neglect of issues of gender and a lack of awareness...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526127946
• ISBN13: 9781526127945
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"