Modern Philosophy - 20th Century, Postmodernism, Modern Philosophy - General & Miscellaneous, Peace Studies, Civilization - General & Miscellaneous
Chaohybrids
Ronnie Lippens
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Overview
Five essays, drawing inspiration from various theoretical strands, contemplate the ambivalence of contemporary life. Lippens uses psycho-geographical imagery as a metaphor for this life, utilizing this motif in a postmodern literary style, which shakes the reader's preconceived notions from them. Theories touched upon throughout the book include postcolonial thought, poststructuralism, cultural studies and radical democratic theory.
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Develops a thesis which reads contemporary social and cultural environments as chaohybrids, i.e. as complexes, or meshworks, of various criss-crossing borders which evolve through chaotic instabilities. Offers introductory pathways into the world of chaohybrids, beginning with discussion of the , then looks at works such as Conrad's , Michel Serres' , Zygmunt Bauman's writings on ambivalence, and Emerson's . The author was an accountant and administrator before he began an academic career in 1993. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
July 1, 2000
Publisher
Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, c2000.
Pages
168
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780761817406