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The Illusions of Postmodernism

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The Illusions of Postmodernism

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This brilliant critique explores the origins and emergence of postmodernism, revealing its ambivalences and contradictions. His primary concern is less with the more intricate formulations of postmodern philosophy than with the culture or milieu of postmodernism as a whole. Above all he speaks to a particular kind of student, or consumer, of popular "brands" of postmodern thought.
Although Professor Eagleton's view of the topic is, as he says, generally a negative one, he points to postmodernism's strengths as well as its failings. He sets out not just to expose the illusions of postmodernism but to show the students he has in mind that they never believed what they thought they believed in the first place. In the process his gifts for irony and satire sharpen the reader's pleasure, and his commitment to the ethical and the vision of a just society, inspire engagement and "a refusal to acquiesce in the appalling mess which is the contemporary world".
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Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
160
Release Date:
1992-12-14
Publication Date:
1996-11-17
Publisher:
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0631203230
ISBN13:
9780631203230
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Weight:
242 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
9 cm

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