Liquid Modernity
by Zygmunt Bauman
Taste attributes: documentarypsychologicalpoliticalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringsocial commentarytroubled leads
Boxlist takeRealistic and weighty: a slow-burning non-fiction book, intricate rather than simple. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: very slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
About This Book
In this text, Bauman examines how we have moved away from a "heavy" and "solid", hardware-focused modernity to a "light" and "liquid", software-based modernity. This passage, he argues, has brought profound change to all aspects of the human condition.
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- Author
- Zygmunt Bauman
- Published
- 2000
- Pages
- 240
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- Open Library
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