Theory and Society: Selected Writings, Volume 3

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Zygmunt Bauman (Universities of Leeds and Warsaw) Thomas Campbell (University of Leeds, UK)

Theory and Society

Selected Writings, Volume 3

Zygmunt Bauman (Universities of Leeds and Warsaw), Thomas Campbell (University of Leeds, UK), Dariusz Brzezinski (Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland) , Mark Davis (Bauman Institute, School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Leeds, UK)

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Polity Press
28 June 2024

Sociology; Social theory

The breadth and depth of Zygmunt Bauman’s engagement with social theory and the history of social thought has perhaps been underestimated, in part because many of his early writings were in Polish and never translated into English, and in part because many important pieces appeared in edited volumes and journals that are not readily available. This volume brings together hitherto unknown or rare pieces by Bauman on the theme of theory and society and also makes available previously unpublished material from the Bauman Archive at the University of Leeds.

A consistent theme of Bauman’s work was his sustained engagement with humanism, and this provides a unifying thread in the pieces brought together in this volume. Here Bauman reflects on some of the core concepts of sociology, examines the work of a wide range of social theorists, from Durkheim and Gramsci to Agnes Heller and C. Wright Mills, and addresses an array of key ideas and issues including inequality, identity and social change. A substantial introduction by the editors provides readers with a lucid guide through this material and develops connections to Bauman’s other works.

This is the third and final volume in a series of books that make available the lesser-known writings of one of the most influential social thinkers of our time. It will be of interest to students and scholars across the arts, humanities and social sciences, and to a wider readership.

By: Zygmunt Bauman (Universities of Leeds and Warsaw)
Edited by: Thomas Campbell (University of Leeds UK), Dariusz Brzezinski (Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland), Mark Davis (Bauman Institute, School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Leeds, UK), Jack Palmer (Leeds Trinity University, UK)
Imprint: Polity Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 226mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 386g
ISBN: 9781509550784
ISBN 10: 150955078X
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 28 June 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Editors’ Introduction: Theory and Society: Zygmunt Bauman a Humanist. 1. Mills: The Issue of Sociological Imagination (1961) 2. Antonio Gramsci: Or Sociology in Action (1963) 3. Creative Personality and Adaptive Personality (1965) 4. Uses of Information: When Social Information Becomes Desired (1971) 5. Is the Science of the Possible Possible? (c.1974) 6. The Importance of Being a Marxist (1987) 7. Athens and Jerusalem: Variations on the Theme (c.1990) 8. Narrating Modernity (1994) 9. Do We Need the Theory of Change? (1999) 10. Repairing the Broken Middle (2000) 11. How to be a Sociologist and a Humanist: Sociology as a vocation in liquid-modern times (2006) 12. The Legacy of Cultural Studies of Birmingham (2012)

Zygmunt Bauman (1925-2017) was Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Leeds.

Reviews for Theory and Society: Selected Writings, Volume 3

“The real strength of the selected texts in this volume is the insight that they give into the ideas that Bauman engaged with in his early career, exploring possible links between agency and structure.” Critical Sociology “The three volumes of 'Selected Writings' offer a backbone to all this work of scholarship and enthusiasm. A remarkable achievement, indeed, both by the author, and by his editors and interpreters. A valuable resource for research, as well as a companion for a dip, a chance to see that mind at work once more: the wanderer above the sea of fog, then and now.” Peter Beilharz, Thesis Eleven