Beschreibung:
The term 'postmodernity' has been used to describe that historical transformation of the late 20th century when the institutional breaks holding back individual emancipation disintegrated, thereby giving rise to the full expression of individual desires and the quest for self-fulfilment. But there are now signs - argues Gilles Lipovetsky, one of the most original social thinkers in France today - that we've entered a new phase of 'hypermodernity', characterized by hyper-consumption and the hypermodern individual.
* Foreword * Paradoxical individualism: An introduction to the thought of Gilles Lipovetsky, by Sebastien Charles. Page 9 * Time against time, or Hypermodern society Page 51 * Notes Page 113 * Stages in an intellectual itinerary. A conversation between Gilles Lipovetsky and Sebastien Charles. Page 118 * Bibliography of publications by Gilles Lipovetsky. Page 142