Modernity and the Holocaust

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By Zygmunt Bauman

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Modernity and the Holocaust explores the unprecedented horror of the Holocaust through the lens of sociology, revealing its deep connections with the nature of modern society. Zygmunt Bauman challenges the sociological discipline to confront and understand this catastrophic event, offering profound insights into the ethical and structural dimensions of modernity that enabled such atrocities.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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This work is ideally suited for students and scholars of sociology, social sciences, Holocaust studies, and modern history, as well as readers interested in understanding the ethical and societal implications of modernity's darkest chapter.

New in paperback, this book, is likely to be adopted on many courses covering the Holocaust. A unique but disturbing book - winner of the 1989 European Amalfi Prize for Sociology and Social Sciences. The hardback received enormous acclaim. Zygmunt Bauman is one of the world's leading social theorists.

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Sociology is concerned with modern society, but has never come to terms with one of the most distinctive and horrific aspects of modernity – the Holocaust. Modernity and the Holocaust examines what sociology can teach us about the Holocaust, but more particularly concentrates upon the lessons which the Holocaust has for sociology.

Bauman's work demonstrates that the Holocaust has to be understood as deeply involved with the nature of modernity. There is nothing comparable to this work available in the sociological literature.

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Times Higher Education Supplement praises the book as 'very fine,' noting its broad scope and penetrating analysis that maintains reflective distance. The Times Literary Supplement highlights its 'concentrated brilliance' with appeal across many fields related to the Holocaust. Political Studies calls it 'profound' and 'brilliant in its insights,' while Sociology recommends it widely for students of social sciences for its provocative critique and ethical exploration.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780745609300

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 November 1991

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Polity Press

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 422g

Pages: 238

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Education & Reference European History History & Archaeology History & Military Military History Non-Fiction Zygmunt Bauman

About the Author

Zygmunt Bauman (1925-2017) was Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the Universities of Leeds and Warsaw. He is the author of many works including Legislators and Interpreters (Polity Press) and Modernity and Ambivalence (Polity Press). He was also awarded the Theodor W. Adorno Prize in 1998.