Publisher's Synopsis
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.
