| Description |
206 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Foreword / Perry Anderson -- 1. Postmodernism and Consumer Society -- 2. Theories of the Postmodern --3. Marxism and Postmodernism -- 4. The Antinomies of Postmodernity -- 5. 'End of Art' or 'End of History'? -- 6. Transformations of the Image in Postmodernity --7. Culture and Finance Capital -- 8. The Brick and the Balloon: Architecture, Idealism and Land Speculation |
| Summary |
Fredric Jameson's constantly enriched reflections have become an essential reference point for all those attempting to grapple with the postmodern. However, until now, several of his key writings on the subject, from initial formulations to current developments, have been unavailable in an accessible form. This collection vividly illuminates the cultural turn of contemporary capitalism. Thus it includes his earliest insights, his responses to critics, his survey of alternative interpretations and his engagement with the cultural climate of the 1990s. The collection, introduced by Perry Anderson, includes a number of recent texts in which Jameson extends his method to new aspects of postmodern architecture and its relationship to political economy |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Postmodernism (Literature)
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| LC no. |
97012524 |
| ISBN |
1859848761 |
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1859841821 paperback |
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