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Hardback. New. Sketches in the Theory of Culture is a remarkable work by all measures. Written by Zygmunt Bauman when he was still a professor in Poland, and originally intended for publication in 1968, it was suppressed by the Polish government in the wave of repression following the protests in March of that year. For decades, it was thought to be lost. Astonishingly, it survived in the form of an uncorrected set of proofs which was recently discovered, and is the basis of this edition. Now published in English for the first time, this book sheds new light on Bauman's work prior to his emigration and illuminates the intellectual climate of Poland in the late 1960s. Bauman's pursuit of a semiotic theory of culture includes a discussion of processes of individualization and the intensification of global ties, anticipating themes that became central to his later work. Though this book stands as a testament to a historical moment, it also transcends it. '[W]e live in an age that seems,…
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by Zygmunt Bauman; Katarzyna Bartoszynska (Translator)
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- Title Sketches in the Theory of Culture
- Author Zygmunt Bauman; Katarzyna Bartoszynska (Translator)
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 300
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Polity Press
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9781509528295 / 1509528296
- Weight 1.35 lbs (0.61 kg)
- Dimensions 9.1 x 6 x 1.1 in (23.11 x 15.24 x 2.79 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Culture, Semiotics
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2018006738
- Dewey Decimal Code 306
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