Overview
In this major work, Zygmunt Bauman seeks to classify the meanings of culture. He distinguishes between culture as a concept, culture as a structure and culture as praxis and analyzes the different ways in which culture has been used in each of these settings. For Bauman, culture is a living, changing aspect of human interaction which must be understood and studied as a universal of human life. At the heart of his approach is the proposition that culture is inherently ambivalent.With a major new introduction to this new edition, this classic work emerges as a crucial link in the development of Bauman′s thought. By his own admission, it was the first of his books to grope towards a new kind of social theory, in contrast to the fals
The book, Culture as Praxis (Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society) [Bulk, Wholesale, Quantity] ISBN#9780761959892 in Paperback by Zygmunt Bauman may be ordered in bulk quantities. Minimum starts at 25 copies. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.
Details
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
02/22/1999
ISBN-10:
0761959890
ISBN-13:
9780761959892
Pages:
208
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
