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What Is 'deconstruction'? What Authors Are Considered 'postmodern Novelists'? The Routledge Companion To Postmodernism Combines A Series Of Fourteen In-depth Background Chapters With A Body Of A-z Entries To Create An Authoritative, Yet Readable Guide To The Complex World Of Postmodernism. Following Full-length Articles On Postmodernism And Philosophy, Politics, Feminism, Lifestyles, Television, And Other Postmodern Essentials, Readers Will Find A Wide Range Of Alphabetically-organized Entries On The People, Terms And Theories Connected With Postmodernism, Including: Peter Ackroyd; Jean Baudrillard; Chaos Theory; Death Of The Author; Desire; Fractals; Michel Foucault; Frankfurt School; Generation X; Minimalism; Poststructuralism; Retro; Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak; And Trans-avant-garde. Students Interested In Any Aspect Of Postmodernist Thought Will Find This An Indispensable Resource.