The age of information, media and virtuality is transforming many aspects of human experience. This is an investigation of the postmodern world which critically examines a wide range of contemporary cultural practices. The postmodern world, Taylor argues, is a world of surfaces, and the postmodern condition is one of "profound superficiality". For many cultural commentators, postmodernism superficiality is a cause for despair. This book, however, shows that the disappearance of depth in postmodern culture is actually a ...
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The age of information, media and virtuality is transforming many aspects of human experience. This is an investigation of the postmodern world which critically examines a wide range of contemporary cultural practices. The postmodern world, Taylor argues, is a world of surfaces, and the postmodern condition is one of "profound superficiality". For many cultural commentators, postmodernism superficiality is a cause for despair. This book, however, shows that the disappearance of depth in postmodern culture is actually a liberation replete with creative possibilities. It examines fashion advertising, and the contemporary preoccupation with body piercing and tattooing, asking whether these practices reveal or conceal. Phrenology and skin diseases, the "religious" architecture of Las Vegas, and the limitless spread of computer networks are all covered in the scope of this study. It attempts to show that postmodernism has provided a new sense of the superficial, one in which the issue is not the absence of meaning, but its uncontrollable, ecstatic proliferation.
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Add this copy of Hiding: Volume 1996 to cart. $3.77, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Brownstown, MI, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by University of Chicago Press.
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VG in Fair jacket. Trade paperback in pink and whote stiff wraps with rench flaps, in orangish stiff translucent wrapper, 8vo. Note: outer jacket is in fair shape only and not included in price or overall description. 354pp. Illustrations, sidebars throughout. VG. Light to moderate spine slant, heavier toward upperend, with no effect on tght, strong binding. Pages and wraps bright, sarp and marked, though wraps somewhat uncomfrtable stiff (seemingly as designed).
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Very good in good dust jacket. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 360 p. Contains: Illustrations. Religion and Postmodernism, 1996. Audience: General/trade. 354pp. Extremities lightly rubbed & bumped. Dj covers chipped, have small tears & is missing small pieces at top; sticker remnants bottom rear cover Dj. Illus.
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Photographs. Fine in Near Fine (in mylar) jacket. Paperback. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Gift quality; l Immaculate and tight textblock; Light bump at head of the spine; Dust jacket minimally shelf worn. 354pp., including credits.
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Very Good. Acceptable Dust Jacket. Size: 7x0x8; Very good paperback with acceptable dust jacket, from a personal collection (NOT ex-library). Spine is uncreased, binding tight and sturdy; text also very good. Dust jacket is worn and has tears and wrinkling. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges may apply for international shipping.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in fair condition. Flexicovers. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 250grams, ISBN: 9780226791593.
