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Rating: Summary: Fun way to stumble into a challenging debate Review: Enjoyable, accessible, and hard to put down for anyone who is interested in the development of the humanities in the 20th century. Unlike most books on the subject, this book recognizes the depth and often contradictory and confusing notions of what exactly it means to use the word "postmodern." I would say it's essential for those interested in philosophy, art, social theory, etc. And it's funny, entertaining, and probably most importantly, unpretentious, all without sacrificing informative depth. A sigh of relief, and a breath of fresh air for anyone who wants a stimulating and light-hearted introductory study of postmodernism.
Rating: Summary: Everything is better with an Andy Warhol cartoon Review: I love the Introducing series. They are excellent study guides for topics that may be unfamiliar. They are generally not to detailed but provide a good jumping off point for further research. Introducing Postmodernism was a bit vague, but i guess so is postmodernism itself. To completely understand the book, you first must have an idea what postmodernism is, and if you have such an idea, you don't really need a postmodern study guide. It gives alot of examples of postmodernity in society without actually stating what postmoderninsm is, but who CAN acctually state what postmodernism is? It discusses everyone from Stephen Hawking to Madonna, everything from "Cyberia" and genetic cloning to Disneyland and karaoke. It might give you some ideas if you have to write a paper, than again it just might frustrate you and cause you to spin off into cyberspace.
Rating: Summary: Introducing A Book Review Review: The book is the best short treatment of recent intellectual currents in western thought that I have read. It is especially applicable to the U.S. in the quotation: "The crux of postmodernity is that there are two 'presents'." One is a 'spectre' present, a Virtual Reality techno-media simulacrum that makes the other 'real' present appear borderline, fugitive, elusive." T.R. Cattan
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