A look at the building blocks of postmodernism: structuralism, deconstruction, semiotics and the postmodern icons. B/W illustrations throughout.
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Jun 20, 2011
Mohd Nazmi
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BAGAIMANA untuk memahami post-modernism alias pascamoden yang tak punya garis permulaan sejarah yang nyata, kerangka yang penuh kekeliruan dan tempoh tamat yang tampak tak berkesudahan dalam sebuah buku nipis yang dipenuhi grafik?
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Jul 11, 2010
Jessica
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I don't think anyone would expect a small book full of cartoons and the world "Introducing" on the cover to be scholarly. This book succeeds in giving someone who is new to the subject a toe-hold, just enough for further learning to build on. As a person advances in the topic they can develop their own opinions on the areas of the book that were written in a biased fashion.
The world makes a little more sense after reading this book.
The world makes a little more sense after reading this book.
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Dec 27, 2009
Paul
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Not a good book. It attempts to take a complex subject and make it assessable to the layman with cartoons, and in this effort it fails. Moreover, the authors often take biased stances, and while I agree with them for the most part it nonetheless detracts from any scholarly offerings in which they wish to partake.
Sep 27, 2010
Peter
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The introducing books are usually very good value for reading about ideas. This one is a good introduction to the complex web of postmodern ideas but should be used as a springboard to other material on the subject.
Dec 16, 2009
Janie
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i'd hate to belittle this book by merely calling it a comic book, b/c it is definitely much more than that. if anyone is looking for an in depth taste of the ever-so-complicated topic of postmodernism, here is a book for you! the "cartoons" of all notable figures and works of art in the postmodern movement/segue/transition (?) (<-- see, my confusion is proof of the knowledge i've already gained in the postmodern debacle) aids the reader not in verbose languages but thoughtful visual
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Feb 10, 2012
Mohamed
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everyone loves a book with pictures in it well i surely do its like a manga with a twist i read it all at once once i started i couldn't stop
Dec 01, 2009
Naxa
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Good intro to the subject. Though I wish there could be one just to post modernist philosophy rather than the term as a whole.
Jan 29, 2012
Ted
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There is a Chomsky essay where he basically calls Postmodern theory a bunch of rubbish. There is something to postmodern theroy but, like Chomsky stated, someone else probably said it much more clearly. After reading this book I can believe it to be true. Most of the second half of this book describes the problems of our modern world and it's false reality rather than much on postmodern theory, maybe because there isn't too much to say. I'll probably read more postmodern stuff but I'm definitely
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Jul 03, 2008
Everett
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I didn't think this was as good as some of the other Introducing... books that I've read, but it's probably because the subject matter is pretty vague and complicated. I think I sort of understand a bit what postmodernism is about but I'm also very confused. I don't think I would recommend this to somebody as an _introduction_ to p-m. I may read more about it or I may decide that p-m is sort of a mind-f--k waste of time.
Apr 18, 2008
Erin
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this book actually helped me to understand postmodernism -- no easy task. i referred to it constantly while writing a paper in law school. i'd recommend this whole series on philosophy for a quick an understandable explanation of stuff that generally makes your head hurt. there are pictures!
Apr 17, 2011
Raisu
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It's somewhat embarrassing, but it seems that I've gone and got hooked on this series. It's great for people like me who combine a thirst for knowledge with a attention span of a mosquito.
May 17, 2008
Ilze
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Now here's a fun way to learn: you simply move from one pic to the next as if it's a comic strip. Except that it's fairly serious stuff, but stimulates you to read more.
Dec 16, 2009
Tom
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A decent overview of postmodern philosophy, but it focuses primarily on art and architecture. Also, the style is really strange and messy.
Aug 17, 2011
Erin
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All of these "Introducing" books are wonderful. A genius and well-produced idea.
Dec 11, 2011
Damon
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Reading the history(beginning of book) of Post Modernism, surely info I'll forget.
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