Zygmunt Bauman is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Leeds. He is the author of Modernity and Ambivalence, also from Cornell, and Legislators and Interpreters.
"A stunningly original set of reflections on racism, extermination, rationality, individual responsibility in criminal societies, and the sources of obedience and resistance."-Voice Literary Supplement "Such is the concentrated brilliance of Modernity and the Holocaust that it is sure to find an appreciative audience in every field of research which touches on the Holocaust (or which has been touched by it). Above all, to those who still hold faith with the notions of civilization, progress, and reason, this book will sit alongside others which have challenged fundamental beliefs of our time."-Times Literary Supplement "Intellectually rich and provocative... This is a text which belongs in our classrooms as well as on our shelves. Exceptionally well written."-Contemporary Sociology "A new afterword to this edition tackles difficult issues of guilt and innocence on the individual and societal levels."-Shofar, Summer 2001, Vol. 19, No. 4 "This book is an intense scrutiny of the lengths to which haters sink in displaying their hostility to targeted victims of that malady sometimes called xenophobia."-Rabbi Sam Silver. Indiana Jewish Post and Opinion. 8/22/01
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