Polish-Born Sociologist Zygmunt Bauman Dies in UK at Age 91
WARSAW, Poland — Zygmunt Bauman, one of the most prominent and prolific European sociologists of recent decades, has died at the age of 91. The Polish-born left-wing thinker’s works explored the fluidity of identity in the modern world, the Holocaust, consumerism and globalization.
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Bauman: History repeats itself. We are coming back to the small, tribal states. [Interview]
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Moral panic over fake news hides the real enemy – the digital giants
Evgeny Morozov
Claims that Russia is behind the political shocks of 2016 ignore the corrupting influence of digital capitalism
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The Growing Urban-Rural Divide Around the World
How politics pits demographic groups against each other
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Adam Tooze
A General Logic of Crisis
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