ABSTRACT

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 enjoyable and indispensible text for today's student.

part |2 pages

Part I POSTMODERNISMS

chapter 1|16 pages

INTRODUCTION

chapter 2|16 pages

ANTI-MODERNISMS

chapter 3|16 pages

MODERNISM, EXISTENTIALISM, POSTMODERNISM

chapter 4|28 pages

THE 1970s CONTINUED

chapter 5|26 pages

POSTMODERN DECONSTRUCTION

part |2 pages

Part II …AND POSTMODERNITIES

chapter 6|26 pages

THE 1980s

chapter 7|20 pages

ANTITHETICAL RADICALISMS

chapter 8|24 pages

FREDRIC JAMESON

chapter 9|24 pages

POSTMODERN POLITICS

chapter 10|28 pages

THE POSTMODERN AS A NEW SOCIAL FORMATION

chapter 11|10 pages

CONCLUSION