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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820862603321

Autore

Tester Keith <1960->

Titolo

The life and times of postmodernity / / Keith Tester

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1993

ISBN

1-134-85956-2

0-203-30241-9

0-203-21698-9

1-134-85957-0

1-280-32480-5

9786610324804

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (180 p.)

Disciplina

303.4

Soggetti

Postmodernism - Social aspects

Sociology - Europe - History - 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Introduction; Bounds; Identity; Nostalgia; Technology; Responsibility; Others; Conclusion; Bibliography; Name index; Subject index

Sommario/riassunto

This critical review of 'postmodernity' argues that we are not living in the midst of a new 'great transformation'. Rather, the problems and possibilities of contemporary culture reflect the paradoxes and dreams of modernity.