This work critically examines the major theorists of the philosophical and political current known as post-modernism from a Marxist perspective. Siraj demonstrates a profound grasp of a wide range of varied thoughts and material from several of the most prominent post-modernist theorists. He carefully examines the principal arguments of major post-modernists like Foucault, Derrida, Lacan, and Baudrillard, alongside their philosophical forerunners Nietzsche and Heidegger, subjecting their thought and work to thorough and fair criticism, demonstrating the formidability and continuing relevance of Marxism for our contemporary world. This text will provide the reader with an erudite and powerful critique of post-modernist philosophy and politics, and is therefore an indispensable tool to counter the continuing hegemony of post-modernism in our society.
ISBN: 978-1-300-32808-7