Postmodernist Culture: A Contemporary Theoretical Guide

Author: [British] Steven Connor, Yan Zhongzhi, Yan Zhongzhi
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Publish Date: 2002-03-01
Features: This book is widely recognized by Western academia as the most comprehensive introductory work on postmodernism. Since its first edition in 1989, it has been reprinted seven times, and the second edition was published in 1997 after revision. Our Chinese translation is based on this edition. The author first provides a general overview of postmodernism, then discusses the emergence of "new postmodernism" in fields such as law, architecture, music, dance, painting, science fiction, film and television, and popular culture. Additionally, it critically explains the new ideas of postmodernist theorists such as Jean-Fran?ois Lyotard, Fredric Jameson, and Jean Baudrillard. Finally, it thoroughly examines postmodern critical styles and cultural politics.