
The Idea of the Postmodern : A History.
Title:
The Idea of the Postmodern : A History.
Author:
Bertens, Hans.
ISBN:
9780203359327
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (289 pages)
Contents:
Book Cover -- Title -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION -- ANTI-MODERNISMS -- MODERNISM, EXISTENTIALISM, POSTMODERNISM: THE 1970s -- THE 1970s CONTINUED: ARCHITECTURE, THE VISUAL ARTS, POSTMODERNISMS -- POSTMODERN DECONSTRUCTION: THE POLITICS OF CULTURE -- THE 1980s: THEORIZING THE POSTMODERN CONDITION -- ANTITHETICAL RADICALISMS: RICHARD RORTY AND JEAN BAUDRILLARD -- FREDRIC JAMESON: FEAR AND LOATHING IN LOS ANGELES -- POSTMODERN POLITICS -- THE POSTMODERN AS A NEW SOCIAL FORMATION -- CONCLUSION -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract:
At last! Everything you ever wanted to know about postmodernism but were afraid to ask. Hans Bertens' Postmodernism is the first introductory overview of postmodernism to succeed in providing a witty and accessible guide for the bemused student. In clear and straightforward but always elegant prose, Bertens sets out the interdisciplinary aspects, the critical debates and the key theorists of postmodernism. He also explains, in thoughtful and illuminating language, the relationship between postmodernism and poststructuralism, and that between modernism and postmodernism. An enjoyable and indispensible text for today's student.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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