Bauman

BaumanDiscover the profound insights of Zygmunt Bauman, a global thinker and theorist renowned for his concept of 'liquid modernity.' This comprehensive biography, authored by Izabela Wagner, explores Bauman's remarkable life as he navigated through tumultuous historical events from his youth in Poland to his influential academic journey in the UK. Understand Baumans unique upbringing in an assimilated Polish Jewish family and how anti Semitism shaped his

Discover the profound insights of Zygmunt Bauman, a global thinker and theorist renowned for his concept of 'liquid modernity.' This comprehensive biography, authored by Izabela Wagner, explores Bauman's remarkable life as he navigated through tumultuous historical events from his youth in Poland to his influential academic journey in the UK. Understand Bauman’s unique upbringing in an assimilated Polish Jewish family and how anti-Semitism shaped his early experiences. This narrative sheds light on his escape from Nazi oppression, his involvement in World War II, and his evolution into a prominent scholar after the anti-Semitic purges of 1968. With rich detail, Wagner's account not only captures Bauman’s struggle as a refugee but also highlights his significant contributions to social theory, which have made him an intellectual beacon for generations. This biography offers the perfect blend of historical context and personal narrative, making it an essential read for students, academics, and anyone interested in contemporary social thought. The book contains 500 pages of invaluable insights into the life and legacy of one of our time's most influential intellectuals.

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Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781509526864
Year: 2020
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 500


Description:
Global thinker, public intellectual and world-famous theorist of ˜liquid modernity™, Zygmunt Bauman (1925-2017) was a scholar who, despite forced migration, built a very successful academic career and, after retirement, became a prolific and popular writer and an intellectual talisman for young people everywhere. He was one of those rare scholars who, grey-haired and in his eighties, had his finger on the pulse of the youth This is the first comprehensive biography of Bauman™s life and work Izabela Wagner returns to Bauman™s native Poland and recounts his childhood in an assimilated Polish Jewish family and the school experiences shaped by anti-Semitism. Bauman™s life trajectory is typical of his generation and social group: the escape from Nazi occupation and Soviet secondary education, communist engagement, enrolment in the Polish Army as a political officer, participation in the WW II and the support for the new political regime in the post-war Poland. Wagner sheds new light on the post-war period and Bauman™s activity as a KBW political officer. His eviction in 1953 from the military ranks and his academic career reflect the dynamic context of Poland in 1950s and 1960s. His professional career in Poland was abruptly halted in 1968 by the anti-Semitic purges. Bauman became a refugee again - leaving Poland for Israel, and then settling down in Leeds in the UK in 1971. His work would flourish in Leeds, and after his retirement in 1991 he entered a period of enormous productivity which propelled him onto the international stage as one of the most widely read and influential social th