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

By Zygmunt Bauman

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 074560790X
• ISBN13: 9780745607900
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.6" x 8.7"