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Legislators and Interpreters: On Modernity, Post-modernity and Intellectuals (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Legislators and InterpretersDiscusses debates in which there is currently much interest (overlaps with the themes of 'Habermas and Modernity', which has been discussed very widely indeed). The author is one of the foremost writers in social theory and cultural studies today. Develops an original argument about the position of intellectuals in the contemporary world.
Full description- Publisher: Polity Press
- Published: 29 November 1989
- Format: Paperback 224 pages
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- Categories: History Of Ideas | Social & Cultural Anthropology
- ISBN 13: 9780745607900 ISBN 10: 074560790X
- Sales rank: 374,570
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Full description for Legislators and Interpreters
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.
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