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Navigating modernity's fluid, uncertain landscape.

If you've ever felt like you're struggling to keep up with the relentless pace of change or the fleeting nature of modern commitments, "Liquid Life" could provide some thoughtful insights. Zygmunt Bauman's examination of our liquid-modern society might help you understand the deeper currents shaping our lives and possibly come to terms with the ephemeral nature of contemporary existence. His clear-eyed analysis could change the way you perceive the world and your place within it.

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ISBN: 9780745635149
Authors: Zygmunt Bauman
Publisher: Polity
Date of Publication: 2005-06-24
Format: Hardcover
Goodreads rating: 3.9
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Liquid life is the kind of life commonly lived in our contemporary, liquid-modern society. Liquid life cannot stay on course, as liquid-modern society cannot keep its shape for long. Liquid life is a precarious life, lived under conditions of constant uncertainty. The most acute and stubborn worries that haunt this liquid life are the fears of being caught napping, of failing to catch up with fast-moving events, of overlooking the 'use by' dates and being saddled with worthless possessions, of missing the moment calling for a change of tack and being left behind. Liquid life is also shot through by what ought to be a possibly unending series of new beginnings, yet precisely for that reason it is full of worries about swift and painless endings, without which new beginnings would be unthinkable. Among the arts of liquid-modern living and the skills needed to practice them, getting rid of things takes precedence over their acquisition. This and other challenges of life in a liquid-modern society are traced and unravelled in the successive chapters of this new book by one of the most brilliant and original social thinkers of our time.
 

Navigating modernity's fluid, uncertain landscape.

If you've ever felt like you're struggling to keep up with the relentless pace of change or the fleeting nature of modern commitments, "Liquid Life" could provide some thoughtful insights. Zygmunt Bauman's examination of our liquid-modern society might help you understand the deeper currents shaping our lives and possibly come to terms with the ephemeral nature of contemporary existence. His clear-eyed analysis could change the way you perceive the world and your place within it.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.