The Origins of Postmodernity
Author | : Perry Anderson |
Publisher | : Verso |
Total Pages | : 164 |
Release | : 1998-09-17 |
ISBN-10 | : 1859842224 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781859842225 |
Rating | : 4/5 (225 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Origins of Postmodernity written by Perry Anderson and published by Verso. This book was released on 1998-09-17 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the genesis, consolidation and consequences of the postmodern idea. Beginning in the Hispanic world of the 1930s, the text takes the reader through to the 70s, when Lyotard and Habermas gave the idea of postmodernism wider currency and finally the 90s, with the work of Fredric Jameson.