Postmodernism is best treated as a historical condition, not an ideas set.

Evidence

It therefore seemed appropriate to enquire more closely into the nature of postmodernism, not so much as a set of ideas but as a historical condition that required elucidation. — David Harvey, The Condition of Postmodernity, 32

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Postmodernism may be the same epoch as modernism, not a radical break.; Postmodernism is a reflex of capitalism’s modification, not a new social order. — Fredric Jameson, Postmodernism, or, The Cultural Logic…, 13; Poststructuralist theory is itself a postmodernist symptom, not a neutral tool — Fredric Jameson, Postmodernism, or, The Cultural Logic…, 63 (+8 more)

Broader Connections

• Postmodernism discourse must be dated to its specific historical conjuncture #corroborates (0.90) — Alex Callinicos, Against Postmodernism, 597
• Postmodernity is defined by a forgotten capacity for historical thought #corroborates (0.85) — Fredric Jameson, Postmodernism, or, The Cultural Logic…, 8
• Postmodernism may be the same epoch as modernism, not a radical break. #qualifies (0.80)
• Postmodernism is a reflex of capitalism’s modification, not a new social order. #expands (0.78) — Fredric Jameson, Postmodernism, or, The Cultural Logic…, 13
• Postmodernism is a tendency within late modernism, not its successor #qualifies (0.78) — Aijaz Ahmad, In Theory, 236
• Postmodernism precedes and enables modernism rather than following it. #contradicts (0.75) — Jean-François Lyotard, The Postmodern Condition, 502
• Poststructuralism’s assault on historical thinking does not vindicate synchronic thought, which is self-contradictory. #expands (0.75)
• Poststructuralist theory is itself a postmodernist symptom, not a neutral tool #expands (0.72) — Fredric Jameson, Postmodernism, or, The Cultural Logic…, 63
• Poststructuralism is essentially a discourse of modernism, not postmodernism #qualifies (0.72) — Alex Callinicos, Against Postmodernism, 285
• New Historicism is best understood as a symptom of postmodern immanence #expands (0.72)