Postmodernism

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.


Author: Christopher Butler
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 01/16/2003
Pages: 152
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.32lbs
Size: 7.16h x 4.48w x 0.38d
ISBN: 9780192802392

About the Author

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