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Postmodernism and Cultural Identities: Conflicts and Coexistence
Virgil Nemoianu
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Description for Postmodernism and Cultural Identities: Conflicts and Coexistence
Hardcover. Starts from the assumption that, whether we like it or not, we live in a postmodern environment, one characterized by turbulence, fluidity, relativity, commotion, uncertainty, and lightning-fast communication and change. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: DSB; JFC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 660.
Virgil Nemoianu's book starts from the assumption that, whether we like it or not, we live in a postmodern environment, one characterized by turbulence, fluidity, relativity, commotion, uncertainty, and lightning-fast communication and change. One question raised under these circumstances is whether we have thus entered an age of 'posthistory', one radically different from whatever happened in the past 10,000 years or so, or whether our present continues to be understandable by the methods of the philosophy of culture. The other important question is whether inside the postmodernist turmoil we can discover islands of stability, durability, continuity, and coherence. In answering ... Read more
Virgil Nemoianu's book starts from the assumption that, whether we like it or not, we live in a postmodern environment, one characterized by turbulence, fluidity, relativity, commotion, uncertainty, and lightning-fast communication and change. One question raised under these circumstances is whether we have thus entered an age of 'posthistory', one radically different from whatever happened in the past 10,000 years or so, or whether our present continues to be understandable by the methods of the philosophy of culture. The other important question is whether inside the postmodernist turmoil we can discover islands of stability, durability, continuity, and coherence. In answering ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9780813216843
SKU
V9780813216843
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About Virgil Nemoianu
Virgil Nemoianu is the William J. Byron Distinguished Professor of Literature and Ordinary Professor of Philosophy at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., and has taught at the Universities of Bucharest, California, London, Cambridge, Cincinnati, and Amsterdam. A member of the European Academy of Arts and Sciences, Nemoianu has written, edited, or translated twenty books. He has received ... Read more
Reviews for Postmodernism and Cultural Identities: Conflicts and Coexistence
"This splendid work goes right to the heart of contemporary debates over the 'postmodern' condition. It is an original creative work in the philosophy of culture, a capstone statement by a renowned scholar." - Gerald Gillespie, emeritus professor of comparative literature, Stanford University "Nemoianu's scholarship is simply dazzling in its breadth and scope. There are many books that argue for ... Read more