The Holocaust and the Postmodern

by Robert Eaglestone

Book Overview

The Holocaust and the Postmodern argues that postmodernism, especially understood in the light of the work of Emmanuel Levinas and Jacques Derrida, is a response to the Holocaust. This way of thinking offers new perspectives on Holocaust testimony, literature, historiography, and post-Holocaust philosophy. While postmodernism is often derided for being either playful and superficial or obscure and elitist, this book argues and demonstrates its commitment...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199265933
• ISBN13: 9780199265930
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"