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Cynicism and Postmodernity (Paperback)
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Melancholic and introspective, ironical and apolitical, the urban
cynic is a myth of our time. A casualty of modernization? Or a
product of postmodernism? In this original and provocative book,
Timothy Bewes undertakes a descent into the modern cynical
consciousness, and emerges with a critical assessment of the
preoccupations of contemporary society. He charts the development
of a culture of cynicism within postmodernity, in forms such as an
obsession with finality and integrity, a widespread retreat into
introspection and inertia, and a neurotic attachment to
metaphysical truth. The inflated currency of the term "cynicism"
reflects a very real crisis in the constitution and practice of the
political; Cynicism and Postmodernity proposes a means of
negotiating this terrain with the political sensibility intact.
Immersed in the phenomena of contemporary culture, the recent
history of postmodern theory, and the political and philosophical
preoccupations of the modern age, this is a book for students of
literature, philosophy and culture, and for all those fascinated,
like the author, by the state of politics, critical thinking and
the plight of the individual in society as a new century booms.
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