This introduction to postmodernism offers a comprehensive examination of postmodern theory and its application to the study of society. It surveys the work of theorists and explores the potential and limits of postmodern analysis across key areas of development, including deconstruction, semiotics,
Postmodernism and social inquiry
β Scribed by Dallmayr, Fred Reinhard;Dickens, David R.;Fontana, Andrea
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Year
- 2015
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 272
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Subjects
Postmodernism--Social aspects;Sociology--Methodology;Electronic books;Sociology -- Methodology;Postmodernism -- Social aspects
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