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Postmodernism and the Other

Ziauddin Sardar
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      Postmodernism is often presented as a theory of liberation that promotes pluralism and gives representation to the marginalized peoples of the non-West and Other cultures. This book offers an examination of postmodernism from a non-Western perspective. It argues that the claims of postmodernism are a sham. By making a systematic assessment of the main spheres of postmodernism - from philosophy, art and architecture to film, television, pop music and consumer lifestyles and new age religions - it sets out to reveal that, contrary to commonly-held notions, postmodernism in fact operates to further marginalize the non-West and confound its aspirations. In this outspoken testimony it is asserted that, while there is superficial reference to the Other, the people of the non-West are actually redundant in the postmodern present and irrelevent to its future. The book offers ways in which the non-West can counter the postmodern assault and survive with their histories, identities and cultures intact.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Ziauddin Sardar EAN: 9780745307497 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 429 g HEIGHT: 215 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Pluto Press DATE PUBLISHED: 1997-12-20 CITY: GENRE: POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy WIDTH: 135 cm SPINE:

      Book Themes:

      Cultural studies, Anthropology, Human biology

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      Ziauddin Sardar is a London-based scholar, award-winning writer, cultural critic and intellectual specialising in Muslim thought, futures studies and science and cultural relations. He is the author of How Do You Know?: Reading Ziauddin Sardar on Islam, Science and Cultural Relations (Pluto, 2006), Aliens R Us: The Other in Science Fiction Cinema (Pluto, 2002) and Postmodernism and the Other (Pluto, 1997).
      Postmodernism is often presented as a theory of liberation that promotes pluralism and gives representation to the marginalized peoples of the non-West and Other cultures. This book offers an examination of postmodernism from a non-Western perspective. It argues that the claims of postmodernism are a sham. By making a systematic assessment of the main spheres of postmodernism - from philosophy, art and architecture to film, television, pop music and consumer lifestyles and new age religions - it sets out to reveal that, contrary to commonly-held notions, postmodernism in fact operates to further marginalize the non-West and confound its aspirations. In this outspoken testimony it is asserted that, while there is superficial reference to the Other, the people of the non-West are actually redundant in the postmodern present and irrelevent to its future. The book offers ways in which the non-West can counter the postmodern assault and survive with their histories, identities and cultures intact.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Ziauddin Sardar EAN: 9780745307497 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 429 g HEIGHT: 215 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Pluto Press DATE PUBLISHED: 1997-12-20 CITY: GENRE: POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy WIDTH: 135 cm SPINE:

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      Cultural studies, Anthropology, Human biology

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      Ziauddin Sardar is a London-based scholar, award-winning writer, cultural critic and intellectual specialising in Muslim thought, futures studies and science and cultural relations. He is the author of How Do You Know?: Reading Ziauddin Sardar on Islam, Science and Cultural Relations (Pluto, 2006), Aliens R Us: The Other in Science Fiction Cinema (Pluto, 2002) and Postmodernism and the Other (Pluto, 1997).

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