Introducing Postmodernism: A Graphic Guide

Author: Richard Appignanesi Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 192 What connects Marilyn Monroe, Disneyworld, The Satanic verses and cyber space? Answer: Postmodernism. But what exactly is this phenomenon? This graphic guide clearly explains this maddeningly enigmatic concept that has been used to define our cultural condition over the last twenty years. Postmodernism seemed to promise an end to the grim Cold War era of nuclear confrontation and oppressive ideologies. Fukuyama's notoriously proclaimed 'end of history' and the triumph of liberal...Read more