{"product_id":"cynicism-and-post-modernity-9781859841969","title":"Cynicism and Post Modernity","description":"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; \u003ci\u003eCynicism and Postmodernity\u003c\/i\u003e proposes a means of negotiating this terrain with the political sensibility intact. \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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/17\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781859841969\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.32w x 0.74d","brand":"Timothy Bewes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44561428873397,"sku":"9781859841969","price":25.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_9627085d-318e-4687-8f67-f48293825d18.jpg?v=1723525412","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/cynicism-and-post-modernity-9781859841969","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}