History and Politics

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Selected Writings, Volume 2

By Zygmunt Bauman

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Zygmunt Bauman, a victim of both Nazi and communist regimes and a twice refugee, offers a unique perspective steeped in lived history. This volume compiles rare and previously unpublished writings on history and politics, revealing Bauman's insights on socialism, democracy, bureaucracy, morality, Europe, and the Jewish experience. An extensive introduction connects these themes with his broader sociological work.
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Ideal for students and scholars in the arts, humanities, and social sciences, as well as readers interested in political thought and modern history.

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A victim of the Nazis, then the communists. Twice a refugee, yet always remaining a committed socialist. In countless ways, Zygmunt Bauman lived the political upheavals of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. He was an actor within them. Bauman’s own lived history informed his politics, which found expression in varying degrees in his sociology, as he wrote extensively on socialism, democracy, bureaucracy, morality, Europe and the Jewish experience.

This volume brings together hitherto unknown or rare pieces by Bauman on the themes of history and politics by drawing upon previously unpublished material from the Bauman Archive at the University of Leeds. A substantial introduction by the editors provides readers with a lucid guide through this material and develops connections to Bauman’s other works.

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

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Claus Offe praises Bauman as a sociological genius who helps us understand the rapid and profound changes defining modern times. Seyla Benhabib highlights Bauman's profound experience with real socialism and lauds the collection for its sharp insights and beautiful prose on topics such as bureaucracy and new anti-Semitism.