Theories of Modernity and Postmodernity

Theories of Modernity and Postmodernity
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Download or read book Theories of Modernity and Postmodernity written by Bryan S. Turner and published by Sage Publications Limited. This book was released on 1990 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book encapsulates the recent debate on the concepts of modernity and postmodernity. Arguments over modernism and its aftermath are traced to their origins in art, architecture and literature. The authors then focus on the contribution of sociology to this cultural dispute through the theories of Weber, Simmel, Habermas, Lyotard and Baudrillard. Throughout, Theories of Modernity and Postmodernity demonstrates the connections between traditional problems of sociological theory and the contemporary debate around modernity.


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