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Liquid love : on the frailty of human bonds /

The uncanny frailty of human bonds, the feeling of insecurity that frailty inspires, and the conflicting desires to tighten the bonds yet keep them loose, are the principal themes of this work by Zygmunt Bauman.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bauman, Zygmunt, 1925-2017
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK : Malden, MA USA : Polity Press ; Distributed in the USA by Blackwell Pub., 2003.
Subjects:
Social isolation.
Social distance.
Interpersonal relations.
Intergroup relations.
Online Access:Table of contents
Description
Summary:The uncanny frailty of human bonds, the feeling of insecurity that frailty inspires, and the conflicting desires to tighten the bonds yet keep them loose, are the principal themes of this work by Zygmunt Bauman.
Physical Description:xiii, 162 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-162).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:074562488X
9780745624884
0745624898
9780745624891