<DIV>In this timely volume, the authors systematically analyze postmodern theory to evaluate its relevance for critical social theory and radical politics today.<br><br>Best and Kellner provide:<br><br>* An introduction and critique of the work of Foucault, Deleuze and Guattari, Baudrillard, Lyotard, Laclau and Mouffe, and Jameson, which assess the varying contributions and limitations of postmodern theory<br><br>* A discussion of postmodern feminist theory and the politics of identity<br><br>* A systematic study of the origin of the discourse of the postmodern in historical, sociological, cultural, and philosophical studies.<br><br>The authors claim that while postmodern theory provides insights into contemporary developments, it lacks adequate methodological and political perspectives to provide a critical social theory and radical politics for the present age.<br></div>