"This is the first English translation of a controversial Japanese best seller that made the public aware of the social problem of hikikomori, or "withdrawal"--A phenomenon estimated by the author to involve as many as one million Japanese adolescents and young adults who have w…
This is the first English translation of a controversial Japanese best seller that made the public aware of the social problem of hikikomori, or "withdrawal"--A phenomenon estimated to involve approximately one million Japanese adolescents and young adults. Drawing on his own cl…
This is the first English translation of a controversial Japanese best seller that made the public aware of the social problem of hikikomori, or 'withdrawal' -- a phenomenon estimated to involve as many as one million Japanese adolescents and young adults who have withdrawn from…
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.
La 4e de couverture indique : "La statistique est aujourd'hui un fait social total : elle règne sur la société, régente les institutions et domine la politique. Un vêtement de courbes, d'indices, de graphiques, de taux recouvre l'ensemble de la vie. L'éducation disparaît derrièr…
"From a private nature walk to an engrossing novel, humans spend a vast amount of time engaged in solitary activities. However, in spite of the fact that individual activities are a prevalent part of everyday life, most sociological research has been devoted to social interactio…
"From a private nature walk to an engrossing novel, humans spend a vast amount of time engaged in solitary activities. However, in spite of the fact that individual activities are a prevalent part of everyday life, most sociological research has been devoted to social interactio…
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.
