Introducing Postmodernism (EBOOK:PDF)

Here is the new expanded edition of the international bestseller Introducing Postmodernism. Has the 21st century resolved the question of 'postmodernism' or are we more than ever ensnared in its perplexities? Postmodernism seemed to promise an end to the grim Cold War era of nuclear confrontation and oppressive ideologies. Fukuyama's notoriously proclaimed 'end of history', the triumph of liberal…

Introducing Existentialism

  Pope Pius XII condemned Existentialism for its 'terrifying nihilism'. Anguish, despair, absurdity, nothingness - these concepts still have a power to scandalize. Do we find in them the quintessence of Existentialism? Or has Existentialism's popular appeal eclipsed its truth from us? Richard Appignanesi goes in personal quest of Existentialism in its original state. He begins with Camus' q…

Introducing Freud

  'Zarate's artwork is outstanding and Appignanesi's texts are solidly researched and clearly presented.' Washington Post Freud revolutionized the way we think about ourselves. His psychoanalytic terms such as Id, Ego, libido, neurosis and Oedipus Complex have become a part of our everyday vocabulary. But do we know what they really mean? Introducing Freud successfully demystifies the fact…

Introducing Freud - Special extended edition

  'Immensely resourceful, comic and dramatic ... a remarkably effective introduction.' Guardian Sigmund Freud was born 150 years ago, in May 1856, and went on to revolutionise the way we think about ourselves. Along with Darwin, Marx and Einstein, he is considered one of the key thinkers of the modern world. However, he excites huge controversy, with virulent opponents and loyal champions s…

Introducing Freud (pocket-sized edition)

  INTRODUCING - cleverer by design 'Zarate's artwork is outstanding and Appignanesi's texts are solidly researched and clearly presented.' Washington Post Freud revolutionized the way we think about ourselves. His psychoanalytic terms such as Id, Ego, libido, neurosis and Oedipus Complex have become a part of our everyday vocabulary. But do we know what they really mean? Introducing Fr…

Introducing Postmodernism

  Here is the new expanded edition of the international bestseller Introducing Postmodernism. Has the 21st century resolved the question of 'postmodernism' or are we more than ever ensnared in its perplexities? Postmodernism seemed to promise an end to the grim Cold War era of nuclear confrontation and oppressive ideologies. Fukuyama's notoriously proclaimed 'end of history', the triumph of…