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Discusses how new ways of thinking about language have uncovered previously 'legitimated' linguistic and social inequalities.

∗ A major new book by Zygmunt Bauman - one of the most original and creative social thinkers writing today. ∗ Bauman brings his distinctive approach to bear on a theme which he has not previously addressed in detail: the changing nature of politics in contemporary societies.

∗ This is a powerful and challenging new work offering a fresh and provocative account of the issues raised by the modernity/postmodernity debate. ∗ Bauman is one of the leading social thinkers today. ∗ The hardback was highly acclaimed and sold well.

Reviewers' comments on the first edition"Zygmunt Bauman presents a cogently argued and compelling thesis... an important book from a distinguished scholar, that adds a new dimension to the poverty debate."British Journal of Sociology "It will be of great interest and value to students, teachers and researchers in sociology and social policy... [Bauman] provides a very forceful and sophisticated statement of the case, and a very well written on...

A brilliant new book by Zygmunt Bauman, one of the most original and influential social thinkers writing today. Bauman examines how, in our liquid modern society, individuals are required to choose their own lives and give meaning and purpose to them.

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Il libro, che raccoglie alcuni saggi brevi dell'autore di "Modernità liquida" e "La società sotto assedio", esprime un pensiero politicamente impegnato che guarda in modo critico al presente e al futuro della società globalizzata, e ai destini di uomini e donne al suo interno. Il filo rosso che lega i sei saggi è anche quello che, attraverso il primo capitolo dà il titolo all'intera raccolta: il processo di individualizzazione che caratterizza...

La paura è il demone più sinistro tra quelli che si annidano nelle società aperte del nostro tempo. Incerti, fragili, insicuri, ci sembra di non controllare più nulla, da soli, in tanti o collettivamente. A rendere la situazione peggiore, concorre l'assenza di quegli strumenti che consentirebbero alla politica di ricongiungersi al potere, permettendoci di riacquistare il controllo sulle forze che determinano la nostra condizione comune, fissan...

La sorveglianza è una dimensione chiave del nostro mondo: siamo costantemente controllati, messi alla prova, valutati, giudicati nei più piccoli dettagli della vita quotidiana. E il paradosso è che siamo proprio noi - i sorvegliati - a fornire il più grande volume di informazioni personali, caricando contenuti sui social network, usando la nostra carta di credito, facendo acquisti e ricerche on line. Questo perché il bisogno di salvaguardare l...

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When Jeff Bauman woke up on Tuesday, April 16th, 2013 in the Boston Medical Center, groggy from a series of lifesaving surgeries and missing his legs, the first thing he did was try to speak. When he realized he couldn't, he asked for a pad and paper and wrote down seven words: 'Saw the guy. Looked right at me, ' setting off one of the biggest manhunts in the country's history [after the bombing at the 2013 Boston Marathon ... In this book], J...

F.E. Warren Air Force Base was originally established in 1867 as Fort D.A. Russell Army Post to protect the construction of the Union Pacific Railroad. Infantry, cavalry, and artillery have all been stationed at the post. In 1930, after the death of Francis E. Warren, the post was renamed Fort F.E. Warren. The base has been continuously active and has never closed, even during the transfer from Army to Air Force in 1947. The post was the site ...

Oggi la crisi è al centro del dibattito pubblico. Nel tentativo di analizzarne le cause e ipotizzarne le conseguenze sul lungo periodo, siamo portati a paragonarla alla Grande Depressione. Ma c'è una differenza cruciale che distingue il malessere attuale dalla crisi degli anni Trenta: non abbiamo più fiducia nella capacità dello Stato di risolvere la situazione e individuare una via d'uscita. Nel mondo sempre più globalizzato, agli Stati nazio...

Examines a half-century epoch when planners, public officials, and civic leaders engaged in a dialogue about the meaning of planning and its application for improving life in Pittsburgh. Defines Pittsburgh's key role in the national urban planning movement.

What prompted the colonists to move to the new, wild, and unfamiliar territory in northeastern Ohio that would become known as the Connecticut Reserve? How did they get this far inland? What happened to the people indigenous to the area before the colonists expanded westward? How did the area come to be in the first place? This book provides some possible answers to those questions.

The passage from 'solid' to 'liquid'modernity has created a new and unprecedented setting forindividual life pursuits, confronting individuals with a series ofchallenges never before encountered. Social forms and institutionsno longer have enough time to solidify and cannot serve as framesof reference for human actions and long-term life plans, soindividuals have to find other ways to organise their lives. Theyhave to splice together an unendi...

The passage from ′solid′ to ′liquid′ modernity has created a new and unprecedented setting for individual life pursuits, confronting individuals with a series of challenges never before encountered.