Freedom

Freedom
ISBN-10
0816617570
ISBN-13
9780816617579
Series
Freedom
Category
Political Science
Pages
118
Language
English
Published
1988
Publisher
U of Minnesota Press
Author
Zygmunt Bauman

Description

Bauman (sociology, U. of Leeds) analyzes freedom as a social relation rather than as an idea or postulate. Throughout history, he shows, freedom was a privilege enjoyed in relation to either superior or weaker power. Today, "seduction" tends to replace repression as a means of social control, and individual freedom is, above all, freedom of the consumer. A paper edition is available ($10.95; 1757-0). Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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