Modernity and Ambivalence

Modernity and Ambivalence
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 450
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ISBN-10 : 9780745638119
ISBN-13 : 0745638112
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Book Synopsis Modernity and Ambivalence by : Zygmunt Bauman

Download or read book Modernity and Ambivalence written by Zygmunt Bauman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-05-08 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern civilization, Bauman argues, promised to make our lives understandable and open to our control. This has not happened and today we no longer believe it ever will. In this book, now available in paperback, Bauman argues that our postmodern age is the time for reconciliation with ambivalence, we must learn how to live in an incurably ambiguous world.


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