Identity: Conversations with Benedetto Vecchi Bauman Hardback Polity Press

IdentityCoversations With Benedetto Vecchi\nAuthor(s): Zygmunt Bauman\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Polity Press\nISBN-13: 9780745633084, 978-0745633084\nSynopsis\nThis topical new book by Zygmunt Bauman explores the notion of identity in the modern world.\nAs we grapple with the insecurity and uncertainty of liquid modernity, Bauman argues that our socio-political, cultural, professional, religious and sexual identities are undergoing a process of continual transformation. Identities the world over have become more precarious than ever: we live in an era of constant change and disposability - whether it's last seasons outfit, or car, or even partner and our identities as a result have become transient and deeply elusive. In a world of rapid global change where national borders are increasingly eroded, our identities are in a state of continuous flux.\nIdentity - a notion that by its very nature is elusive and ambivalent has become .