{"product_id":"9781939994196","title":"Postmodernism For Beginners","description":"If you are like most people, you’re not sure what Postmodernism is. And if this were like most books on the subject, it probably wouldn’t tell you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBesides what a few grumpy critics claim, Postmodernism is not a bunch of meaningless intellectual mind games. On the contrary, it is a reaction to the most profound spiritual and philosophical crisis of our time – the failure of the Enlightenment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJim Powell takes the position that Postmodernism is a series of “maps” that help people find their way through a changing world. \u003ci\u003ePostmodernism For Beginners\u003c\/i\u003e features the thoughts of Foucault on power and knowledge, Jameson on mapping the postmodern, Baudrillard on the media, Harvey on time-space compression, Derrida on deconstruction and Deleuze and Guattari on rhizomes. The book also discusses postmodern artifacts such as Madonna, cyberpunk, Buddhist ecology, and teledildonics.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJim Powell\u003c\/b\u003e lives in Santa Barbara, California where he enjoys surfing, writing, playing piano, and painting. His other books include \u003ci\u003eMandalas: The Dynamics of Vedic Symbolism, Energy and Eros, The Tao of Symbolism, Eastern Philosophy For Beginners, Derrida For Beginners\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePostmodernism For Beginners\u003c\/i\u003e. Jim has a Master’s Degree in Religious Studies with an emphasis on Sanskrit and Indology. His thesis was on Vedic mythology. He also holds a Master’s Degree in English Literature and wrote a thesis on Mark Twain’s relationship with the Mississippi River. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoe Lee \u003c\/b\u003eis an illustrator, cartoonist, writer, and clown. With a degree from Indiana University centering on Medieval History, Joe is also a graduate of Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey’s Clown College. He worked for some years as a circus clown. He is the illustrator of a baker’s dozen of For Beginners books including,\u003ci\u003e Barack Obama, [Howard] Zinn, Shakespeare, Postmodernism, Deconstruction, Eastern Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGlobal Warming \u003c\/i\u003eamong others. Joe lives in Bloomington, Indiana with his wife Mary Bess, son Brandon, cat George, and the terriers (or rather terrors) Max and Jack.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"For Beginners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47182714405104,"sku":"9781939994196","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781939994196_p0.jpg?v=1763667861","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781939994196","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}