Postmodernism

Postmodernism has been a buzzword in contemporary society for the last decade. But how can it be defined? In this Very Short Introduction Christopher Butler challenges and explores the key ideas of postmodernists, and their engagement with theory, literature, the visual arts, film, architecture, and music. He treats artists, intellectuals, critics, and social scientists 'as if they were all members of a loosely constituted and quarrelsome political party' - a party which includes such members as Cindy Sherman, Salman Rushdie, Jacques Derrida, Walter Abish, and Richard Rorty - creating a vastly entertaining framework in which to unravel the mysteries of the 'postmodern condition', from the politicizing of museum culture to the cult of the politically correct.

ISBN	0192802399	Volumes	1
ISBN13	9780192802392 (What's this?)	Weight (grammes)	137
Publisher	Oxford University Press	Published in	Oxford
Imprint	Oxford University Press	Series ISSN	74
Format	Paperback	Series title	Very Short Introductions
Publication date	10 Oct 2002	Height (mm)	174
Library of Congress	2002027051	Width (mm)	111
DEWEY	306	Spine width (mm)	9
DEWEY edition	DC21	Academic level	General
Pages	152

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

"A pre-eminently sane, lucid, and concise statement about the central issues, the key examples, and the notorious derilections of postmodernism. I feel a fresh wind blowing away the miasma coiling around the topic."--Ihab Hassan, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

"The most intellectually incisive, coherent and comprehensive meditation upon the history and significance of postmodernism that I have yet encountered."--Patricia Waugh, University of Durham

"Easily the best introduction to postmodernism currently available."--Hans Bertens, Utrecht University

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