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Portable Postmodernist
Arthur Asa Berger
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Description for Portable Postmodernist
Hardback. Introduces key concepts written by postmodernism's leading theorists including Lyotard, Baudrillard, and Jameson. This book defines the postmodernism's most elusive ideas. It explores and challenges postmodernism's role in popular culture. It is suitable for students and those interested in media, social, and cultural studies. Num Pages: 144 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 340.
In The Portable Postmodernist, Arthur Asa Berger introduces key concepts written by postmodernism's leading theorists including Lyotard, Baudrillard, and Jameson. This collage of influential writing is followed by Berger's concise, accessible comments. Written for the newcomer, Berger's lucid explanations define the postmodernism's most elusive ideas. Organized in fifty segments, the book runs the gamut from postmodern architecture to feminism to punk music. Berger weaves these diverse topics together, exploring and challenging postmodernism's role in popular culture. This highly-readable book is essential reading for students and anyone interested in media, social, and cultural studies.
In The Portable Postmodernist, Arthur Asa Berger introduces key concepts written by postmodernism's leading theorists including Lyotard, Baudrillard, and Jameson. This collage of influential writing is followed by Berger's concise, accessible comments. Written for the newcomer, Berger's lucid explanations define the postmodernism's most elusive ideas. Organized in fifty segments, the book runs the gamut from postmodern architecture to feminism to punk music. Berger weaves these diverse topics together, exploring and challenging postmodernism's role in popular culture. This highly-readable book is essential reading for students and anyone interested in media, social, and cultural studies.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
California, United States
ISBN
9780759103139
SKU
V9780759103139
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About Arthur Asa Berger
Arthur Asa Berger is professor emeritus at San Francisco State University.
Reviews for Portable Postmodernist
Berger is clearly a well-read and wide-ranging scholar.
K. Tololyan, Wesleyan University
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K. Tololyan, Wesleyan University
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