Modern Conditions, Postmodern Controversies

Examines the social and economic processes which have shaped and continue to shape life today. It also provides critical assessments of the various `modern' and `postmodern' thinkers who have sought to explain these processes.

Sommario

Reflections on change; questions concerning technology and (post) industrial society; alternative futures; art, work and analysis in an age of electronic simulation; the postmodern paradox; marxism, culture and change.

Riassunto

Examines the social and economic processes which have shaped and continue to shape life today. It also provides critical assessments of the various `modern' and `postmodern' thinkers who have sought to explain these processes.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Barry Smart, Smart Barry
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 22.12.2016
• EAN: 9781138154247
• ISBN: 978-1-138-15424-7
• Pagine: 252
• Serie: Social Futures
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Sociology, Social Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory