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