Liquid Love: On the Frailty of Human Bonds
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bauman, Zygmunt, PUBLISHER: Polity Press, This book is about the central figure of our contemporary, 'liquid modern' times - the man or woman with no bonds, and particularly with none of the fixed or durable bonds that would allow the effort of self-definition and self-assertion ong>toong> come ong>toong> a rest. Having no permanent bonds, the denizen of our liquid modern society must tie whatever bonds they can ong>toong> engage with others, using their own wits, skill and dedication. But none of these bonds are guaranteed ong>toong> last. Moreover, they must be tied loosely so that they can be untied again, quickly and as effortlessly as possible, when circumstances change - as they surely will in our liquid modern society, over and over again. The uncanny frailty of human bonds, the feeling of insecurity that frailty inspires, and the conflicting desires ong>toong> tighten the bonds yet keep them loose, are the principal themes of this important new book by Zygmunt Bauman, one of the most original and influential social thinkers of our time. It will be of great interest ong>toong> students and scholars in sociology and in the social sciences and humanities generally, and it will appeal ong>toong> anyone interested in the changing nature of human relationships.