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by Jim Powell
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Availability:In StockContributor:Jim Powell, Joe Lee (Illustrator)Series:For Beginners (For Beginners)Publish date:2007-08-21Pages:176
Language:EnglishPublisher:For BeginnersISBN-13:9781934389096ISBN-10:1934389099UPC:9781934389096Book Category:PhilosophyBook Subcategory:History & SurveysBook Topic:ModernSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SC83THA1JA

If you are like most people, you're not sure what Postmodernism is. And if this were like most books on the subject, it probably wouldn't tell you.

Besides what a few grumpy critics claim, Postmodernism is not a bunch of meaningless intellectual mind games. On the contrary, it is a reaction to the most profound spiritual and philosophical crisis of our time - the failure of the Enlightenment.

Jim Powell takes the position that Postmodernism is a series of "maps" that help people find their way through a changing world. Postmodernism For Beginners features the thoughts of Foucault on power and knowledge, Jameson on mapping the postmodern, Baudrillard on the media, Harvey on time-space compression, Derrida on deconstruction and Deleuze and Guattari on rhizomes. The book also discusses postmodern artifacts such as Madonna, cyberpunk, Buddhist ecology, and teledildonics.

Language:EnglishPublisher:For BeginnersISBN-13:9781934389096ISBN-10:1934389099UPC:9781934389096Book Category:PhilosophyBook Subcategory:History & SurveysBook Topic:ModernSize:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.5997Product ID:SC83THA1JA
Jim Powell lives in Santa Barbara, California where he enjoys surfing, writing, playing piano, and painting. His other books include Mandalas: The Dynamics of Vedic Symbolism, Energy and Eros, The Tao of Symbolism, Eastern Philosophy For Beginners, Derrida For Beginners, and Postmodernism For Beginners. Jim has a Master's Degree in Religious Studies with an emphasis on Sanskrit and Indology. His thesis was on Vedic mythology. He also holds a Master's Degree in English Literature and wrote a thesis on Mark Twain's relationship with the Mississippi River..
Joe Lee is an illustrator, cartoonist, writer, and clown. With a degree from Indiana University centering on Medieval History, Joe is also a graduate of Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey's Clown College and the author and illustrator of Greek Mythology For Beginners and Dante For Beginners. Visit him at joeleeillustrator.com
Publisher: For Beginners

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