Zygmunt Bauman's voice is as exemplary as it is powerful. He writes not only in Max Weber's spirit, but also in that of Max Horkheimer and Theodor Adorno, as well as Hannah Arendt and Norbert Elias. This is a very important collection by one of the leading thinkers of our time.
   --Ron Eyerman, Yale University

This thoughtful and elegant little book by one of the world's most humble but distinguished intellectuals conveys a sense that the wisdom of a lifetime is being distilled here in a pithy but above all in a usable form.
   --Paul Gilroy, London School of Economics

Zygmunt Bauman is Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Leeds, and the author of many books.