The Postmodern

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The Postmodern is written by Simon Malpas and published by Taylor & Francis Group. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 6610063583 (ISBN 10) and 9786610063581 (ISBN 13).

How can one understand the nature of the Present? What might it mean to say the world has become postmodern? Simon Malpas investigates the theories and definitions of postmodernism and postmodernity, and explores their impact in such areas as identity, history, art, literature and culture. In attempting to map the different forms of the postmodern, and the contrasting experiences of postmodernity in the Western and developing worlds, he looks closely at: *modernism and postmodernism *modernity and postmodernity *subjectivity *history *politics. This useful guidebook will introduce students to a range of key thinkers who have sought to question the contemporary situation, and will enable readers to begin to approach the primary texts of postmodern theory and culture with confidence.