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Discover the transformative insights within this powerful book, which dives deep into the concept of 'collateral damage' beyond military interventions. Authored by the renowned sociologist Zygmunt Bauman, this 2011 publication from John Wiley & Sons explores the unintended consequences of societal inequality and the pervasive notion of marginalized groups as mere 'collateral.' With a focus on the connection between consumerist culture and rising poverty, this thought-provoking work challenges readers to reconsider the implications of social inequality and the costs associated with it. Delve into Bauman's original perspectives and understand how today's profit-driven society impacts the most vulnerable among us. This is a must-read for anyone passionate about social justice, inequality, and the pressing issues of our time. The book contains 224 pages of in-depth analysis, making it an essential addition to your library. Order now and gain profound insights that are both timely and relevant. Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled. Condition: BRAND NEW, ISBN: 9780745652955.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780745652955
Year: 2011
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 224
Description:
The term ?collateral damage' has recently been added to the
vocabulary of military forces to refer to the unintended
consequences of armed interventions, consequences that are
unplanned but nevertheless damaging and often very costly in human
and personal terms. But collateral damage is not unique to the
world of armed intervention - it is also one of the most salient
and striking dimensions of contemporary social inequality. The
inflammable mixture of growing social inequality and the rising
volume of human suffering marginalized as ?collateral' is
becoming one of most cataclysmic problems of our time.
For the political class, poverty is commonly seen as a problem
of law and order - a matter of how to deal with individuals, such
as unemployed youths, who fall foul of the law. But treating
poverty as a criminal problem obscures the social roots of
inequality, which lie in the combination of a consumerist life
philosophy propagated and instilled by a consumer-oriented economy,
on the one hand, and the rapid shrinking of life chances available
to the poor, on the other. In our contemporary, liquid-modern
world, the poor are the collateral damage of a profit-driven,
consumer-oriented society - ?aliens inside' who are deprived
of the rights enjoyed by other members of the social order.
In this new book Zygmunt Bauman - one of the most original and
influential social thinkers of our time - examines the selective
affinity between the growth of social inequality and the rise in
the volume of ?collateral damage' and considers its
implications and its costs.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780745652955
Year: 2011
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 224
Description:
The term ?collateral damage' has recently been added to the
vocabulary of military forces to refer to the unintended
consequences of armed interventions, consequences that are
unplanned but nevertheless damaging and often very costly in human
and personal terms. But collateral damage is not unique to the
world of armed intervention - it is also one of the most salient
and striking dimensions of contemporary social inequality. The
inflammable mixture of growing social inequality and the rising
volume of human suffering marginalized as ?collateral' is
becoming one of most cataclysmic problems of our time.
For the political class, poverty is commonly seen as a problem
of law and order - a matter of how to deal with individuals, such
as unemployed youths, who fall foul of the law. But treating
poverty as a criminal problem obscures the social roots of
inequality, which lie in the combination of a consumerist life
philosophy propagated and instilled by a consumer-oriented economy,
on the one hand, and the rapid shrinking of life chances available
to the poor, on the other. In our contemporary, liquid-modern
world, the poor are the collateral damage of a profit-driven,
consumer-oriented society - ?aliens inside' who are deprived
of the rights enjoyed by other members of the social order.
In this new book Zygmunt Bauman - one of the most original and
influential social thinkers of our time - examines the selective
affinity between the growth of social inequality and the rise in
the volume of ?collateral damage' and considers its
implications and its costs.