Simon Malpas Knihy

A comprehensive study of the most influential figure in postwar American literature, Thomas Pynchon -- .

Focusing on key themes in Lyotard's philosophy, this essential student guide explores modernity and postmodernity, the concept of the sublime, and ethical considerations. It delves into historical representation, the role of art and the unpresentable, and the relationship between knowledge and the university. Additionally, it addresses the implications of Lyotard's ideas for the future, making it a comprehensive resource for understanding his influential work.

This useful guidebook will introduce students to a range of key thinkers who have sought to question the contemporary situation, and should enable readers to begin to approach the primary texts of post-modern theory and culture with confidence.

Before Browning's 1992 book, most Holocaust scholarship focused either on the experience of the victims or on the Nazi political ideology driving the slaughter. He in stead investigates the men who carried out acts of extreme violence. Who were they? How could they end up committing such unspeakable acts?