{"product_id":"legislators-and-interpreters-on-modernity-post-modernity-and-intellectuals-paperback","title":"Legislators and Interpreters: On Modernity, Post-Modernity and Intellectuals - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eZygmunt Bauman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is the role of intellectuals in the modern world? How does intellectual work connect to modern cultural development as a whole? Bauman answers these questions through a discussion of the nature of modernism and post-modernism in the analysis of culture. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the period at which it was assumed that there were ready ways of assessing the truth of beliefs, intellectuals used to 'legislate' about opinions for the rest of the community. But today, in the period of post-modernism, there are many competing value-systems and beliefs. Intellectuals today become 'interpreters', representing different standpoints in relation to one another. In brilliant and telling fashion, Bauman draws out the implications of this change for contemporary cultural analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book will be of basic interest to students and professionals in cultural studies, sociology, politics and the history of ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eZygmunt Bauman\u003c\/b\u003e (1925-2017) was Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Leeds. His many books have become international bestsellers and have been translated into more than thirty languages. He was awarded the Theodor W. Adorno prize for 1998.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8.68 x 6.62 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 25, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757200802080,"sku":"9780745607900","price":56.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d53cdda955933c9f8aa90894bd265f33.webp?v=1780096439","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/legislators-and-interpreters-on-modernity-post-modernity-and-intellectuals-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}