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Liquid Modernity
In this new book, 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. The new remoteness and un-reachability of global systemic structure coupled with the unstructured and under-defined, f...more
Paperback, 228 pages
Published
June 8th 2000
by Polity Press
(first published 1999)
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Liquid Modernity is surely a pleasant sociology work to read, especially because Bauman´s metaphor of liquidity seems perfect for describing the world´s situation nowadays and is really poetic at the same time.
But although the author showed me many things I couldn´t see before about our way of living, such as the way we treat people and relationships as they were products that are supposed to give us satisfaction and nothing more, the book sounds too much pessimistic sometimes.
Bauman doesn´t s...more
But although the author showed me many things I couldn´t see before about our way of living, such as the way we treat people and relationships as they were products that are supposed to give us satisfaction and nothing more, the book sounds too much pessimistic sometimes.
Bauman doesn´t s...more
Sep 17, 2012
Julian Schlaen
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Un excelente análisis del momento social global que estamos viviendo. Articulación brillante de los distintos elementos que componen nuestras vidas y cómo se ven atravesadas por el traspaso de la modernidad pesada a la liquida, del sedentarismo al nomadismo. Recomendable para todo el que quiera una profunda visión sobre la vorágine que vivimos.
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Liquid modernity can be approached from a number of disciplinary angles. For me, the book contains a conceptual apparatus for postmodernism which is useful, and relevant to the field of political theory, analysis and resistance.
“Any true liberation calls today for more, not less, of the ‘public sphere’ and ‘public power' … in order to enhance, not cut down individual liberty” (p.51)
The metaphor of liquidity is clear as “flexibility has replaced solidity as the idea condition to be perused of th...more
“Any true liberation calls today for more, not less, of the ‘public sphere’ and ‘public power' … in order to enhance, not cut down individual liberty” (p.51)
The metaphor of liquidity is clear as “flexibility has replaced solidity as the idea condition to be perused of th...more
Liquid Modernity describes the contrast between an older and fading hard capitalism that required solid factories where labor worked and compromised with capital over working conditions and wages. Solid modernity and the predictablity of it relations is replaced with transitory and flexible work forces that shift as capital shifts. The solidarity that labor enjoyed in solid times is replaced by the uncertainity of capital on the move, looking for ever more flexibility from labor and governments...more
Liquidez na pós modernidade e a crise de identidade
Na obra Modernidade Líquida, do sociólogo polonês Zygmunt Bauman temos dois conceitos da ordem da física reaplicados na sociologia. São os conceitos opostos de fluidez e solidez. Segundo o autor, as sociedades humanas pré-modernas se acostumaram a viver em um mundo de instituições sólidas, ou pesadas para um mundo caracterizado pela fluidez.
Fluidez é uma característica dos líquidos, que ao contrário dos sólidos se apresentam em formas metamórfic...more
Na obra Modernidade Líquida, do sociólogo polonês Zygmunt Bauman temos dois conceitos da ordem da física reaplicados na sociologia. São os conceitos opostos de fluidez e solidez. Segundo o autor, as sociedades humanas pré-modernas se acostumaram a viver em um mundo de instituições sólidas, ou pesadas para um mundo caracterizado pela fluidez.
Fluidez é uma característica dos líquidos, que ao contrário dos sólidos se apresentam em formas metamórfic...more
Bauman is one of my favorite social theorists because he makes trenchant assertions about our social condition but builds those assertions with a careful and measured pace. His prose is great, but dense, so don't feel bad if you catch yourself scratching your head at the end of a paragraph. I really like how he outlines how modernity's changes bring implications to bear not just how we live, but how we think about how we live. A true humanist- the poet's sociologist, for sure.
An interesting book. I love the way Bauman uses the Solid-Liquid analogy to represent our society, the changes we experienced and the future changes. With the society in its liquid phase we can expect to see consistent changes. Ive not finished reading this book, will probably continue reading other chapters once the review on City and Territory Fragmentation is done and submitted~
Notkea moderni on erinomainen kuvaus viimeisten 20-30 vuoden aikana globaalin ja erityisesti länsimaisen yhteiskunnan perusluonteessa tapahtuneesta muutoksesta. Teos kuuluu siihen kategoriaan kirjoituksia, jotka eivät varsinaisesti kerro juurikaan uutta politiikkaa seuraavalle lukijalle, mutta asettelevat tutut palaset täysin uuteen ja paljon aikaisempaa merkityksellisempään järjestykseen. Joissain kohdin kirja osoittaa ikänsä ja voisi nykytilanteen valossa mennä analyysissaan vielä pidemmälle....more
Livro que trata da fluidez das relações entre os indivíduos na contemporaneidade.
Nov 18, 2009
Edwin
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i think that is very seem whit pascal bruckner, but is nice.
eye openning
broad, neatly provocative
Excellent, comprehensive argument that the current state of society is a new stage of modernity, not post-modernism. This stage, which Bauman calls "liquid modernity", is characterised by the individualisation of the anxieties and fears that were previously plagued society in general.
L'identità germoglia sulle tombe della comunità.
Very interesting and thought-provoking diagnosis of modernity. The essayistic style makes the book easy to read but perhaps obscures the central theoretical postulates of the book.
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Zygmunt Bauman is a world-renowned Polish sociologist and philosopher, and Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Leeds. He was one of the creators of the concept of “postmodernism”.
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“En cuanto al poder, se aleja a toda vela de la calle y del mercado, de las asambleas y de los parlamentos, de los gobiernos locales y de los nacionales, más allá del alcance del control de los ciudadanos, hacia la extraterritorialidad de las redes electrónicas. En la actualidad, los principios estratégicos favoritos de los que tienen el poder son el escape, la evasión y la retirada, y su estado ideal es la invisibilidad.”
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“Precisar tornar-se o que já se é é a característica da vida moderna.”
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