What is at stake in this inquiry is the possibility of re-building the"'private/public" space, where private troubles and public issues meet and where citizens engage in dialogue in order to govern themselves. "Individual" liberty can only be a product of "collective" work, it can only be collectively secured and guaranteed. And yet today we are moving towards a "privatization" of the means to secure individual liberty. If seen as a therapy for the present ills, this is bound to produce effects of a most sinister kind. The act of translating private troubles into public issues is in danger of falling into disuse and being forgotten. The argument of this book is that making the translation possible again is an urgent and vital imperative for the renewal of politics today.
This new book by Zygmunt Bauman - one of the most original and creative thinkers of our time - will be of particular interest to students of sociology, politics and social and political theory.
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What is at stake in this inquiry is the possibility of re-building the"'private/public" space, where private troubles and public issues meet and where citizens engage in dialogue in order to govern themselves. "Individual" liberty can only be a product of "collective" work, it can only be collectively secured and guaranteed. And yet today we are moving towards a "privatization" of the means to secure individual liberty. If seen as a therapy for the present ills, this is bound to produce effects of a most sinister kind. The act of translating private troubles into public issues is in danger of falling into disuse and being forgotten. The argument of this book is that making the translation possible again is an urgent and vital imperative for the renewal of politics today.
This new book by Zygmunt Bauman - one of the most original and creative thinkers of our time - will be of particular interest to students of sociology, politics and social and political theory.
Imprint | Polity Press |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Release date | May 1999 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 7 - 13 working days |
First published | May 1999 |
Authors | Zygmunt Bauman |
Dimensions | 235 x 153 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 212 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7456-2171-5 |
Barcode | 9780745621715 |
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LSN | 0-7456-2171-6 |