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This book is about the central figure of our contemporary, ‘liquid modern’ times – the man or woman with no bonds, and particularly with none of th...

In this new book, Bauman examines how we have moved away from a 'heavy' and 'solid', hardware-focused modernity to a 'light' and 'liquid', software...

In this new book, Bauman examines how we have moved away from a 'heavy' and 'solid', hardware-focused modernity to a 'light' and 'liquid', software...

‘Today the smallest details of our daily lives are tracked and traced more closely than ever before, and those who are monitored often cooperate wi...

‘Today the smallest details of our daily lives are tracked and traced more closely than ever before, and those who are monitored often cooperate wi...

The passage from ‘solid’ to ‘liquid’ modernity has created a new and unprecedented setting for individual life pursuits, confronting individuals wi...

The passage from ‘solid’ to ‘liquid’ modernity has created a new and unprecedented setting for individual life pursuits, confronting individuals wi...

In focusing on the practices, politics and ethics of listening, this wide-ranging book offers an important new perspective on questions of media ...

In focusing on the practices, politics and ethics of listening, this wide-ranging book offers an important new perspective on questions of media ...

This volume assesses the current state of Literacy Theory and examines the issues to be addressed by future research. The essays cover established ...

‘Facts alone are wanted in life,’ exclaims Mr Gradgrind at the beginning of Dickens’ Hard Times. Literature is not about facts alone, and – despite...

‘Facts alone are wanted in life,’ exclaims Mr Gradgrind at the beginning of Dickens’ Hard Times. Literature is not about facts alone, and – despite...

In the first days of spring, birds undergo a spectacular metamorphosis. After a long winter of migration and peaceful coexistence, they suddenly be...

In the first days of spring, birds undergo a spectacular metamorphosis. After a long winter of migration and peaceful coexistence, they suddenly be...

The global financial crisis has shattered the illusion that all was well with capitalism and forced us to confront the great challenges we face tod...

The global financial crisis has shattered the illusion that all was well with capitalism and forced us to confront the great challenges we face tod...

For the majority of Americans, hard times have long been a way of life. Some work multiple low-wage jobs, others face the squeeze of stagnant wages...

For the majority of Americans, hard times have long been a way of life. Some work multiple low-wage jobs, others face the squeeze of stagnant wages...

At the heart of developed societies lies an insatiable drive for wealth and prosperity. Yet in a world ruled by free-market economics, there are al...

Gisèle Pelicot�s story outraged the world. The sickening parade of crimes to which she was subjected and her betrayal are dark pages in our history...

Lobbying and political interest groups occupy an ambivalent place in advanced democracies. Lobbying is viewed with suspicion, but is also a critica...

Lobbying and political interest groups occupy an ambivalent place in advanced democracies. Lobbying is viewed with suspicion, but is also a critica...

This accessible text summarizes and explains the structure of British local government, focusing on key changes introduced during the Thatcher/Majo...

This accessible text summarizes and explains the structure of British local government, focusing on key changes introduced during the Thatcher/Majo...