Legislators and Interpreters

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The book discusses the role of intellectuals in the modern world.Bauman connects this with current analyses of modernity andpost-modernity. The theme of the book is that the tasks ofintellectuals change from being 'legislators' to 'interpreters'with the transition from modernity to post-modernity. The book discusses the role of intellectuals in the modern world.Bauman connects this with current analyses of modernity andpost-modernity. The theme of the book is that the tasks ofintellectuals change from being 'legislators' to 'interpreters'with the transition from modernity to post-modernity.

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Zygmunt Bauman

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