Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-179) and index.
The modern-postmodern debate and its legacy -- A society in transition -- The idea of critical postmodernism -- Foucault's presence -- Complexity, governmentality, and the fate of democracy -- Postmodern strategies and democratic politics -- Conclusion: Negotiating the late modern/postmodern transition.
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Joining the modern-postmodern debate, this book suggests that the polarizing polemics of the radical postmodernists who once dominated the discussion have given way to a new "critical postmodernism" characterized by dialogue, accommodation, and synthesis. A comprehensive survey, Negotiating Postmodernism also marks the arrival of a powerful, critical presence on the scene, one that advances the idea of a late modern-postmodern social and cultural transition.