Legislators and Interpreters: On Modernity, Post-Modernity and Intellectuals

Author/Contributor(s):	Bauman, Zygmunt
Publisher:	Polity Press
Date:	01/15/1991
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

The book discusses the role of intellectuals in the modern world. Bauman connects this with current analyses of modernity and post-modernity. The theme of the book is that the tasks of intellectuals change from being 'legislators' to 'interpreters' with the transition from modernity to post-modernity.
The book discusses the role of intellectuals in the modern world. Bauman connects this with current analyses of modernity and post-modernity. The theme of the book is that the tasks of intellectuals change from being 'legislators' to 'interpreters' with the transition from modernity to post-modernity.