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Record Nr.

UNINA9910592981703321

Autore

McManus Matthew

Titolo

The Emergence of Post-modernity at the Intersection of Liberalism, Capitalism, and Secularism : The Center Cannot Hold / / by Matthew McManus

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2022

ISBN

3-030-98970-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2022.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (332 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Palgrave Studies in Classical Liberalism, , 2662-6489

Disciplina

320.101

Soggetti

Political science

Economic policy

Social policy

Political science - Philosophy

Political Theory

Socio-Economic Policy

Political Philosophy

Economic Policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter One: Distinguishing Post-Modern Philosophy and Post-Modern Culture -- Chapter Two: The Roots of Post-Modernity in Liberalism -- Chapter Three: The Roots of Post-Modernity in the Emergence of Capitalism -- Chapter Four: The Roots of Post-Modernity in Secularization -- Chapter Five: The Time Consciousness of Secular Post-Modernity -- Chapter Six : The Characteristics of Neoliberal Post-Modernity.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is a systematic and thorough analysis of what post-modernity is and how it emerged. It distinguishes between those who regard post-modernity as a theoretical approach and those who regard it as a culture, and argues that interpreting post-modernity as a culture is more fruitful. It discusses the three factors which led to its emergence, namely liberalism, capitalism, and secularism, highlighting their respective influence in generating the culture of post-modernity



within neoliberal societies. The volume provides a lengthy analysis of neoliberal post-modernity in practice, arguing that post-modernism is the cultural condition of neoliberal societies in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Until recently it seemed that neoliberal post-modernity was here to stay, framed by relationship to freedom and time which stressed individual agency but precluded the possibility of historical change at the political level. However, the Great Recession of 2008 opened new spaces for agitation and transformation which has resulted in the discordant politics of the last decade. This book will be of interest to scholars working in a number of fields, including economic policy, cultural analysis, political theory, and social critique. Matthew McManus is Visiting Assistant Professor of Politics at Whitman College, USA.