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Facing postmodernity : contemporary French thought on culture and society /

Facing Postmodernity explains French cultural theory by grounding it in the politics of the issues facing France today such as: * the breaking of the city * racism * the crisis of culture * new citizenship. It discusses some of the major responses to postmodernity by contemporary French thinkers, bo...

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Main Author: Silverman, Maxim
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.
Series:Routledge social futures series.
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Online Access:http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0649/98036493-d.html
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Summary:Facing Postmodernity explains French cultural theory by grounding it in the politics of the issues facing France today such as: * the breaking of the city * racism * the crisis of culture * new citizenship. It discusses some of the major responses to postmodernity by contemporary French thinkers, both the very well known -Lyotard, Levinas, Derrida - and those who will be less familiar to a non-French audience. In doing so, it addresses the questions central to the postmodern debate whatever country it takes place in; questions of history, of representation, identity and community.
Physical Description:viii, 198 p. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-190) and index.
ISBN:0415128935
0415128943 (pbk.)