- EAN13
- 9781446264737
- Éditeur
- SAGE Publications Ltd
- Date de publication
- 07/2003
- Langue
- anglais
- Fiches UNIMARC
- S'identifier
Livre numérique
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Aide EAN13 : 9781446264737
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Fichier PDF, avec DRM Adobe
- Impression
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12 pages
- Copier/Coller
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12 pages
- Partage
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6 appareils
54.97 -
Fichier PDF, avec DRM Adobe
`Ross Abbinnett brings a keen and subtle philosophical mind to bear on themes
and debates that have become commonplace in sociology. This is a sinuously
written book which casts new light on pressing contemporary issues. It is
required reading for everyone who wants to think seriously and with an open
mind about the terrain of the present' - Keith Tester, Professor of Sociology,
University of Portsmouth
This incisive and timely book provides a concise and reliable guide to the
debate on modernity and postmodernity. In particular the work of Lyotard,
Beck, Bauman, Baudrillard, Giddens, Jameson and Derrida is critically
reviewed.
Culture and Identity provides: a thorough and accessible discussion of the
main themes in the modernity-postmodernity debate; a shrewd and penetrating
account of how these themes address everyday life; a novel account of how
technology is altering our perceptions of the `human'; and a balanced account
of the hope for radical politics and radical critique to correct the excesses
of capitalism.
What emerges most forcefully from the book is the error of dismissing
postmodernism as a self-indulgent and ultimately, dangerous piece of ideology.
Abbinnett provides a pertinent reminder of the continuing importance of the
themes and challenges raised in the `postmodern moment'.
and debates that have become commonplace in sociology. This is a sinuously
written book which casts new light on pressing contemporary issues. It is
required reading for everyone who wants to think seriously and with an open
mind about the terrain of the present' - Keith Tester, Professor of Sociology,
University of Portsmouth
This incisive and timely book provides a concise and reliable guide to the
debate on modernity and postmodernity. In particular the work of Lyotard,
Beck, Bauman, Baudrillard, Giddens, Jameson and Derrida is critically
reviewed.
Culture and Identity provides: a thorough and accessible discussion of the
main themes in the modernity-postmodernity debate; a shrewd and penetrating
account of how these themes address everyday life; a novel account of how
technology is altering our perceptions of the `human'; and a balanced account
of the hope for radical politics and radical critique to correct the excesses
of capitalism.
What emerges most forcefully from the book is the error of dismissing
postmodernism as a self-indulgent and ultimately, dangerous piece of ideology.
Abbinnett provides a pertinent reminder of the continuing importance of the
themes and challenges raised in the `postmodern moment'.
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