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Postmodernism : a very short introduction / Christopher Butler.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Very short introductionsPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.Description: 142 p. : ill. ; 18 cmISBN:
  • 0192802399
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 149.97 BUT
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Contents:
The Rise of postmodernism -- New ways of seeing the world -- Politics and identity -- The Culture of postmodernism -- The postmodern condition.
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Standard Loan LSAD Library Main Collection 149.97 BUT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 2 Available 39002100676551

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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 Series: 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.

First published as a Very Short Introduction 2002--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references p. 129-131) and index.

The Rise of postmodernism -- New ways of seeing the world -- Politics and identity -- The Culture of postmodernism -- The postmodern condition.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • List of illustrations (p. viii)
  • 1 The rise of postmodernism (p. 1)
  • 2 New ways of seeing the world (p. 13)
  • 3 Politics and identity (p. 44)
  • 4 The culture of postmodernism (p. 62)
  • 5 The 'postmodern condition' (p. 110)
  • References (p. 129)
  • Further reading (p. 133)
  • Index (p. 135)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Christopher Butler is Professor of English Literature at Oxford University, and is the author of many books, including Early Modernism (OUP, 1994).

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