Postmodernity And Its Discontents

The most prominent anxieties in our society today, Bauman shows, derive from the removal of security. The very pursuit of individual happiness corrupts and unde... » 

The most prominent anxieties in our society today, Bauman shows, derive from the removal of security. The very pursuit of individual happiness corrupts and undermines those systems of authority needed for a stable life. This book builds upon Bauman's earlier contributions to social theory. «