Modern/Postmodern: Off the Beaten Path of Antimodernism

This study introduces the author’s theory of dimensional acrrual/dissociation to explain the difference between modernity and postmodernity. It argues that social scientific operational definitions are useful but very often arbitrary. Thus, realities based on them are available for creative (alternative) validities. Kramer applies this position to the concepts of modernity and postmodernity, providing a painstaking review of the origins, key thinkers and current status of these ides. By reviewing the development of these ideas and providing clear definitions of these concepts, the book should help scholars and researchers in the social sciences and humanities better understand applications and limitations of these key approaches in late-20th-century scholarship.