Fifty Key Contemporary Thinkers: From Structuralism to Postmodernity

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John Lechte
Routledge, Aug 21, 2006 - Philosophy - 264 pages
Fifty Key Contemporary Thinkers surveys the most important figures who have influenced post-war thought. The reader is guided through structuralism, semiotics, post-Marxism and Annales history, on to modernity and postmodernity. With its comprehensive biographical and bibliographical information, this book provides a vital reference work of the last fifty years.
 

Contents

PREFACE
STRUCTURAL HISTORY
POSTSTRUCTURALIST THOUGHT
SEMIOTICS
SECOND GENERATION FEMINISM
POSTMARXISM
MODERNITY
POSTMODERNITY
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About the author (2006)

John Lechte, a former student of Julia Kristeva, teaches social theory at Macquarie University, Australia. He has taught and published widely on many aspects of modern thought and culture.

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