The book covers some of the major responses to postmodernity by contemporary French thinkers. It covers many of the questions central to the postmodern debate, such as questions of history, representation, identity, ethics and community.

Max Silverman is senior lecturer in French at the University of Leeds.

Introduction; Chapter 1 In the shadow of the Holocaust; Chapter 2 New racisms; Chapter 3 City spaces; Chapter 4 Cultural debates; Chapter 5 Citizens all? Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index;