Postmodernism and the Other - 9780745307497

Description: Postmodernism and the OtherNew Imperialism of Western Culture Author(s): Ziauddin Sardar Format: Paperback Publisher: Pluto Press, United Kingdom Imprint: Pluto Press ISBN-13: 9780745307497, 978-0745307497 Synopsis Postmodernism has often been presented as a new theory of liberation that promotes pluralism and gives representation to the marginalised peoples of the non-west and ?other? cultures. In this major assessment of postmodernism from a non-western perspective, Ziauddin Sardar offers a radical critique of this view. Covering the salient spheres of postmodernism ? from architecture, film, television and pop music, to philosophy, consumer lifestyles and new age religions ? Sardar reveals that postmodernism in fact operates to further marginalise the reality of the non-west and confound its aspirations. By tracing postmodernism?s roots in colonialism and modernity, Sardar demonstrates that the dominant contemporary intellectual fashion, peddling an insidiously oppressive and subtle revisionism, is the most comprehensive onslaught on the non-west ever experienced. In stern retort, the author offers ways in which the peoples of the non-west can counter the postmodern assault and survive with their identities, histories and cultures intact.

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Book Title: Postmodernism and the Other

Number of Pages: 344 Pages

Language: English

Publication Name: Postmodernism and the Other: New Imperialism of Western Culture

Publisher: Pluto Press

Publication Year: 1997

Subject: Anthropology, Biology

Item Height: 215 mm

Item Weight: 429 g

Type: Textbook

Author: Ziauddin Sardar

Item Width: 135 mm

Format: Paperback