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Postmodernism which rose to prominence in the 1960s noted in relation to the defects of modernism : there is not only one way to view the world but rather there are many. Every individual life and ideology are a narrative mode and each has its own authenticity. Nor is there simply one ideal, but rather there are many, each with its own value, and the formidable power of cyberspace greatly strengthens the mode of thinking and actions of postmodernism.
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Yue, D. (2016). Escaping the Trap of Modernity. In: China and the West at the Crossroads. China Academic Library. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1116-0_30
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