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Postmodernism: A Very Short Introduction

Christopher Butler

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Postmodernism has become the buzzword of contemporary society over the last decade. But how can it be defined? In this highly readable introduction the mysteries of this most elusive of concepts are unraveled, casting a critical light upon the way we live now, from the politicizing of museum culture to the cult of the politically correct. The key postmodernist ideas are explored and challenged, as they figure in the theory, philosophy, politics, ethics and artwork of the period, and it is shown how they have interacted within a postmodernist culture.

About the Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam.

Format:

Pages:: 142 pages

Publication:: 2003

Publisher:: Oxford University Press

Edition:: 1

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 0192802399

ISBN13:: 9780192802392

kindle Asin:: B003CGNQ4G

Postmodernism: A Very Short Introduction

Christopher Butler

3.44/5 (1558 ratings)

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Postmodernism has become the buzzword of contemporary society over the last decade. But how can it be defined? In this highly readable introduction the mysteries of this most elusive of concepts are unraveled, casting a critical light upon the way we live now, from the politicizing of museum culture to the cult of the politically correct. The key postmodernist ideas are explored and challenged, as they figure in the theory, philosophy, politics, ethics and artwork of the period, and it is shown how they have interacted within a postmodernist culture.

About the Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam.

Format:

Pages:: 142 pages

Publication:: 2003

Publisher:: Oxford University Press

Edition:: 1

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 0192802399

ISBN13:: 9780192802392

kindle Asin:: B003CGNQ4G

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