{"product_id":"postmodernism-for-beginners-jim-powell-9781934389096","title":"Postmodernism for Beginners","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf you are like most people, you're not sure what Postmodernism is. And if this were like most books on the subject, it probably wouldn't tell you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBesides what a few grumpy critics claim, Postmodernism is not a bunch of meaningless intellectual mind games. On the contrary, it is a reaction to the most profound spiritual and philosophical crisis of our time - the failure of the Enlightenment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJim Powell takes the position that Postmodernism is a series of maps that help people find their way through a changing world. \u003ci\u003ePostmodernism For Beginners\u003c\/i\u003e features the thoughts of Foucault on power and knowledge, Jameson on mapping the postmodern, Baudrillard on the media, Harvey on time-space compression, Derrida on deconstruction and Deleuze and Guattari on rhizomes. The book also discusses postmodern artifacts such as Madonna, cyberpunk, Buddhist ecology, and teledildonics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jim Powell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1934389099\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781934389096\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e For Beginners\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/21\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Jim Powell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44044633768191,"sku":"9781934389096","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_46ebb0cb-52a0-4fb7-995e-6c43ef33ed6b.jpg?v=1684973979","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/postmodernism-for-beginners-jim-powell-9781934389096","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}