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Postmodernism and the Other
Ziauddin Sardar
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Description for Postmodernism and the Other
Paperback. '[A] critique of postmodernism - and an important..provocative book.' Labour Left Briefing Num Pages: 344 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: JFC; JHMP; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 136 x 19. Weight in Grams: 436.
Postmodernism has often been presented as a new theory of liberation that promotes pluralism and gives representation to the marginalised peoples of the non-west and ‘other’ cultures.
In this major assessment of postmodernism from a non-western perspective, Ziauddin Sardar offers a radical critique of this view. Covering the salient spheres of postmodernism – from architecture, film, television and pop music, to philosophy, consumer lifestyles and new age religions – Sardar reveals that postmodernism in fact operates to further marginalise the reality of the non-west and confound its aspirations.
By tracing postmodernism’s roots ... Read more
Postmodernism has often been presented as a new theory of liberation that promotes pluralism and gives representation to the marginalised peoples of the non-west and ‘other’ cultures.
In this major assessment of postmodernism from a non-western perspective, Ziauddin Sardar offers a radical critique of this view. Covering the salient spheres of postmodernism – from architecture, film, television and pop music, to philosophy, consumer lifestyles and new age religions – Sardar reveals that postmodernism in fact operates to further marginalise the reality of the non-west and confound its aspirations.
By tracing postmodernism’s roots ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745307497
SKU
V9780745307497
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About Ziauddin Sardar
Ziauddin Sardar is a London-based scholar, award-winning writer, cultural critic and intellectual specialising in Muslim thought, futures studies and science and cultural relations. He is the author of How Do You Know?: Reading Ziauddin Sardar on Islam, Science and Cultural Relations (Pluto, 2006), Aliens R Us: The Other in Science Fiction Cinema (Pluto, 2002) and Postmodernism and the Other (Pluto, ... Read more
Reviews for Postmodernism and the Other
'A far reaching critique from a non-western perspective'
The Tribune on Sunday
The Tribune on Sunday