Postmodernism and the Other

New Imperialism of Western Culture
A major assessment of postmodernism from a non-western perspective
Postmodernism has often been presented as a new theory of liberation that promotes pluralism and gives representation to the marginalised peoples of the non-west and other cultures.

In this major assessment of postmodernism from a non-western perspective, Ziauddin Sardar offers a radical critique of this view. Covering the salient spheres of postmodernism from architecture, film, television and pop music, to philosophy, consumer lifestyles and new age religions Sardar reveals that postmodernism in fact operates to further marginalise the reality of the non-west and confound its aspirations.

By tracing postmodernisms roots in colonialism and modernity, Sardar demonstrates that the dominant contemporary intellectual fashion, peddling an insidiously oppressive and subtle revisionism, is the most comprehensive onslaught