Postmodernity as Thanatos : the relationship between illusion and needs /

Zygmunt Bauman and other postmodernists have argued that postmodernity is characterized by the disintegration of the legitimacy and authority of what has been referred to as grand narratives or "illusions." These theorists often highlight the manipulative and obfuscating effects of illusio...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Chouinard, James B.
Other Authors:	Mestrovic, Stjepan G. (Thesis advisor)
Format:	Thesis eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[College Station, Tex.] : [Texas A&M University], [2010]
Subjects:	Major Sociology. Postmodernity Bauman Illusion Needs Eros Thanatos
Online Access:	Link to OAK Trust copy