The illusions of postmodernism

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The illusions of postmodernism

Terry Eagleton

Blackwell Publishers, 1996

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  • : pbk

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Note

Includes bibliographical notes (p. 136-139) and index (p. 140-147)

Publishing place of Repr. 1997: Oxford, UK ; Cambridge, Mass.

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: hbk ISBN 9780631203223

Description

This critique explores the origins and emergence of postmodernism, revealing its ambivalences and contradictions. Its 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, it speaks to a particular kind of student or consumer, of popular "brands" of postmodern thought. Although Terry 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.

Table of Contents

  • Beginnings
  • ambivalences
  • histories
  • subjects
  • fallacies
  • contradictions.
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780631203230

Description

In this brilliant critique, Terry Eagleton explores the origins and emergence of postmodernism, revealing its ambivalences and contradictions. Above all he speaks to a particular kind of student, or consumer, of popular "brands" of postmodern thought.

Table of Contents

Preface. 1. Beginnings. 2. Ambivalences. 3. Histories. 4. Subjects. 5. Fallacies. 6. Contradictions. Notes. Index.

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  • NCID
    BA28811455
  • ISBN
    • 0631203222
    • 0631203230
  • LCCN
    96008101
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Malden, Mass.
  • Pages/Volumes
    x, 147 p.
  • Size
    23-24 cm
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