The Life and Times of Post-modernity
Title | The Life and Times of Post-modernity PDF eBook |
Author | Keith Tester |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Pages | 168 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9780415098328 |
Postmodernity is often claimed as a great transformation in society and culture. But is it? In this book, Keith Tester casts a cautious eye on such grandiose claims. Tester draws on a series of themes and stories from European sociology and literature to show that many of the great statements from postmodernity are misplaced. Postmodernity is not the harbinger or expression of a new world. It is a reflection of the unresolved paradoxes and possibilities of modernity. The author establishes a clearly expressed and stimulating model of modernity to demonstrate the stakes and consequences of postmodernity. This book uses a wealth of sources which are usually denigrated or ignored in the debates on postmodernity. As such, it sheds new light on old claims. But it never fails to acknowledge the profound insights of sociologists and other authors. The Life and Times of Post-Modernity is a continuation of the themes which Tester raised in his earlier books with Routledge, The Two Sovereigns and Civil Society.
The Life and Times of Post-Modernity
Title | The Life and Times of Post-Modernity PDF eBook |
Author | Keith Tester |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 176 |
Release | 2002-11-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1134859570 |
'Postmodernity' is often claimed as a great transformation in society and culture. But is it? In this book Keith Tester casts a cautious eye on such grandiose claims. Tester draws on a series of themes and stories from European sociology and literature to show that many of the great statements from 'postmodernity' are misplaced. 'Postmodernity' is not the harbinger or expression of a new world. It is a reflection of the unresolved paradoxes and possibilities of modernity. The author establishes a clearly expressed and stimulating model of modernity to demonstrate the stakes and consequences of 'postmodernity'. This book uses a wealth of sources which are usually denigrated or ignored in the debates on 'postmodernity'. As such it sheds new light on old claims. But it never fails to acknowledge the profound insights of sociologists and other authors. The Life and Times of Post-Modernity is a continuation of the themes which Tester raised in his earlier books with Routledge, The Two Sovereigns and Civil Society .
The Life and Times of Post-Modernity
Title | The Life and Times of Post-Modernity PDF eBook |
Author | Keith Tester |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 184 |
Release | 2002-11-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1134859562 |
'Postmodernity' is often claimed as a great transformation in society and culture. But is it? In this book Keith Tester casts a cautious eye on such grandiose claims. Tester draws on a series of themes and stories from European sociology and literature to show that many of the great statements from 'postmodernity' are misplaced. 'Postmodernity' is not the harbinger or expression of a new world. It is a reflection of the unresolved paradoxes and possibilities of modernity. The author establishes a clearly expressed and stimulating model of modernity to demonstrate the stakes and consequences of 'postmodernity'. This book uses a wealth of sources which are usually denigrated or ignored in the debates on 'postmodernity'. As such it sheds new light on old claims. But it never fails to acknowledge the profound insights of sociologists and other authors. The Life and Times of Post-Modernity is a continuation of the themes which Tester raised in his earlier books with Routledge, The Two Sovereigns and Civil Society .
The Postmodern Condition
Title | The Postmodern Condition PDF eBook |
Author | Jean-François Lyotard |
Publisher | U of Minnesota Press |
Pages | 142 |
Release | 1984 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 9780816611737 |
In this book it explores science and technology, makes connections between these epistemic, cultural, and political trends, and develops profound insights into the nature of our postmodernity.
Postmodernity
Title | Postmodernity PDF eBook |
Author | David Lyon |
Publisher | U of Minnesota Press |
Pages | 148 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9780816632275 |
In the second edition of this highly successful text, postmodernity is seen as the social condition of the twenty-first century, in which some of the most familiar features of the modern world are not only called into question, but actually undermined by novel trends. The key carriers of the postmodern--new technologies and consumerism--emerged in thoroughly modern contexts, but so profoundly affect everyday social life that modernity itself is changing shape. Postmodernity is a way of describing a new society-in-the-making without supposing that modernity has been entirely left behind. While some dub these changes as "high" or "late" modern, this book argues that "postmodernity" best captures today's transformations or modernity.
Life, Work and Learning
Title | Life, Work and Learning PDF eBook |
Author | David Beckett |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 2005-07-08 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1134717881 |
In both paid and unpaid work contexts adults learn powerfully from their experiences. In this book, the authors argue that this should be the basis for a new perception of what is truly educational in life. Drawing on the works of Aristotle, Wittgenstein and Russell, along with contemporary conceptual work, they use both philosophical argument and empirical example to establish their view. This work will be of essential interest to philosophers of education and educational theorists worldwide. It will also interest teachers, trainers, facilitators, and all those with an interest in adult and vocational education.
Roads to Dystopia, Sociological Essay on the Post Modern Condition (c)
Title | Roads to Dystopia, Sociological Essay on the Post Modern Condition (c) PDF eBook |
Author | Stanford M. Lyman |
Publisher | University of Arkansas Press |
Pages | 460 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Postmodernism |
ISBN | 9781610753500 |