Christopher Butler
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Very short introductions volume 74
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"Postmodernism has been a buzzword in contemporary society for the last decade. But how can it be defined? In this Very Short Introduction Christopher Butler challenges and explores the key ideas of postmodernists, and their engagement with theory, literature, the visual arts, film, architecture, and music. He treats artists, intellectuals, critics, and social scientists as if they were all members of a loosely constituted and quarrelsome political...
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When we hear the mention of the words, serial killers, most people imagine a huge, ugly man prying on people at night to kill them. However, not only men are serial killers, as this book will show, women can also be serial killers. While there are more male serial killers than women, there are also female serial killers, and since most people don't think of women as dangerous, many people fall easily into their trap. But, what exactly drives women...
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La posmodernidad se ha convertido en el término de moda de la sociedad contemporánea durante las últimas décadas. Pero, ¿cómo podemos definirla? En esta introducción de fácil lectura, los misterios de este concepto tan esquivo son resueltos, iluminando críticamente la forma en la que vivimos hoy, desde la politización de la cultura de los museos hasta el culto de lo políticamente correcto. Las ideas claves de la teoría de la posmodernidad...
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The Ambassadors, by Henry James, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:
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