| Modernity and Postmodernity in a Franco-Irish Context Contributor(s): Maher, Eamon (Editor), Neville, Grace (Editor), O'Brien, Eugene (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3631581580 ISBN-13: 9783631581582 Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W OUR PRICE: $92.53 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama - Psychology - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Series: Studies in Franco-Irish Relations |
| Physical Information: 264 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: French writers and intellectuals were to the forefront when it came to theorizing the concepts of modernity and postmodernity, and thus such a theme was considered appropriate for this, the second volume in the Studies in Franco-Irish Relations series. The postmodern Irish socio-cultural paradigm is interrogated through the lens of French thought. What is equally interesting is that Irish contexts can also help shed light on the French situation as the processes of secularisation and multicultural diversity, part of the French experience since the 1950s, begin to take root in a society that has become one of the most globalised in the Western world. The interchange and dialogue between the two cultures throws up a panoply of insights that have the capacity to be enriching for both societies. |
