The Extreme in Contemporary Culture: States of Vulnerability

by Pramod K. Nayar

Book Overview

Examines extremity as a political and cultural phenomenon in the late 20th and early 21st century. It argues that we can discern a 'continuum of extremes/extremity' on which we may locate practices as diverse as Abu Ghraib, extreme sports, biomedical TV series and horror films.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783483660
• ISBN13: 9781783483662
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary