The political possibilities of postmodernism
- 1 February 1990
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Economy and Society
- Vol. 19 (1) , 121-149
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03085149000000005
Abstract
Postmodernism is currently being debated as if it were a panacea for a range of cultural, political and theoretical ills. This paper argues that postmodernism has possibilities, but that these possibilities are far fewer than either its proponents hope or its opponents fear. Moreover, the paper argues that far too many contributions to debates about postmodernism - both pro and anti - are very careless about the way they construct the politics of postmodernism.Keywords
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