Basic Books
After theory.
Employing a witty style and writing for students and general readers, Eagleton (cultural theory, Manchester U., UK) introduces his audience to the current state of cultural theory. In his choice of title, he doesn't mean to suggest that the importance of theory has passed, but to point out that the current orthodoxy of the field fails to address itself to questions "searching enough to meet the demands of our political situation." In offering his criticism of this orthodoxy and his thoughts on where cultural theory should go, he provides a portrait of the development of the field and addresses topics such as truth, virtue, and objectivity; morality; revolution and fundamentalisms; and evil as a horror of impurity. (Annotation ©2006 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
