The idea of the postmodern : a history / Hans Bertens.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bertens, Johannes Willem, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy--History--20th century.

Philosophy.

Postmodernism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 enjoy...

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION; ANTI-MODERNISMS; MODERNISM, EXISTENTIALISM, POSTMODERNISM: THE 1970's; THE 1970's CONTINUED: ARCHITECTURE, THE VISUAL ARTS, POSTMODERNISMS; POSTMODERN DECONSTRUCTION: THE POLITICS OF CULTURE; THE 1980's: 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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-134-92865-3

1-134-92866-1

0-203-35932-1

1-280-05001-2

9780203359327

OCLC:

191937464