| Postmodernism and Japan Contributor(s): Miyoshi, Masao (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0822308967 ISBN-13: 9780822308966 Publisher: Duke University Press OUR PRICE: $27.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 1989 Annotation: "Postmodernism and Japan" is a coherent yet diverse study of the dynamics of postmodernism, as described by Lyotard, Baudrillard, Deleuze, and Guatarri, from the often startling perspective of a society bent on transforming itself into the image of Western "enlightenment" wealth and power. This work provides a unique view of a society in transition and confronting, like its models in the West, the problems induced by the introduction of new forms of knowledge, modes of production, and social relationships. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - Japan |
| Dewey: 952.04 |
| LCCN: 89-7709 |
| Lexile Measure: 1530 |
| Series: Post-Contemporary Interventions |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.96" W x 9.02" (1.13 lbs) 312 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Japanese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Postmodernism and Japan is a coherent yet diverse study of the dynamics of postmodernism, as described by Lyotard, Baudrillard, Deleuze, and Guatarri, from the often startling perspective of a society bent on transforming itself into the image of Western "enlightenment" wealth and power. This work provides a unique view of a society in transition and confronting, like its models in the West, the problems induced by the introduction of new forms of knowledge, modes of production, and social relationships. |