Legislators and Interpreters

On Modernity, Post-Modernity and Intellectuals

von Zygmunt Bauman

224 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• ISBN: 9780745607900
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 15.01.1991
• Größe: 233 x 154 mm
• Verlag: Polity Press