Post-structuralist thought and postmodern social theory

Author: Xia Guang
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Publish Date: 2003-04-01
Features: The author first clarifies the concept of "postmodernism" and several related terms conceptually, and then defines the essential content of "postmodern social theory." The discussion then focuses on a relatively independent part of postmodern social theory—the post-structuralist movement. Of course, the post-structuralist movement itself is intricate. Therefore, the author does not provide a comprehensive explanation of all the important figures within this movement but instead concentrates on discussing the theories of Lacan, Foucault, Baudrillard, Derrida, Lyotard, and French feminist thinkers. Each intellectual master is given a separate chapter, with a clear, in-depth yet accessible analysis that occasionally reveals the author's unique insights.