Includes bibliographical references (pages 158-174) and index.
Contents
pt. 1. Postmodern: Defining the postmodern terrain -- Postmodern social theory -- Takes on the postmodern : Baudrillard, Lyotard, and Jameson -- Learning from Mills -- pt. 2. Learning from cinema: Wild about Lynch : beyond Blue velvet -- Nouveau capitalists on Wall Street -- Crimes and misdemeanors in Manhattan -- Postmodern sexual order : sex, lies, and yuppie love -- Do the right thing : race in the USA -- Paris, Texas : Mills and Baudrillard in America -- In conclusion: Eye of the postmodern.