Lyotard, JeanFrancois
The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge (Theory & History of Literature)
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- ISBN 13:
- 9780719014505
- author:
- Lyotard, JeanFrancois
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Manchester University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 1984
- Pages:
- 144
- Dimensions:
- 23.4 x 15.6 centimetres (0.24 kg
- Genre:
- Literary theory
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 20 working days
Description
The Postmodern Condition by Jean-Francois Lyotard explores the aftermath of modern industrial society, examining the impact of technology and its effects on science, art, and information control in Western culture. Lyotard's analysis delves into the significance of technocracy and the ways in which knowledge is disseminated and controlled. This book offers a thought-provoking examination of postmodernism's relationship with modernity. With 144 pages, this paperback edition provides an accessible introduction to Lyotard's influential ideas on the nature of postmodernity.
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