{"product_id":"cynicism-and-post-modernity-paperback","title":"Cynicism and Post Modernity - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTimothy Bewes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMelancholic 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; \u003ci\u003eCynicism and Postmodernity\u003c\/i\u003e proposes a means of negotiating this terrain with the political sensibility intact. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eImmersed 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimothy Bewes\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of English at Brown University. He is an editor of \u003ci\u003eNew Formations\u003c\/i\u003e and a contributor to \u003ci\u003eNew Left Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Literary History\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eParallax\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 254\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 8.6 x 5.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 17, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42107881390215,"sku":"9781859841969","price":34.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/bad4997cab9c7f79f791a9b9173ed4c7.webp?v=1732460591","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/cynicism-and-post-modernity-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}