The Holocaust and the Postmodern

by Robert Eaglestone

Book Overview

Robert Eaglestone 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, Eaglestone argues and demonstrates its commitment both to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199239371
• ISBN13: 9780199239375
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"