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Jean Baudrillard
Contributor(s): Lane, Richard J. (Author)
ISBN: 0415474485     ISBN-13: 9780415474481
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $23.70  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: June 2009
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Richard J. Lane offers a comprehensive introduction to this complex and fascinating theorist, also examining the impact that Baudrillard has had on literary studies, media and cultural studies, sociology, philosophy and postmodernism.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern
Dewey: 194
LCCN: 2008031875
Series: Routledge Critical Thinkers
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.1" W x 7.8" (0.48 lbs) 182 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 20th Century
- Cultural Region - French
 
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Publisher Description:

Jean Baudrillard is one of the most controversial theorists of our time, famous for his claim that the Gulf War never happened and for his provocative writing on terrorism, specifically 9/11. This new and fully updated second edition includes:

  • an introduction to Baudrillard's key works and theories such as simulation and hyperreality
  • coverage of Baudrillard's later work on the question of postmodernism
  • a new chapter on Baudrillard and terrorism
  • engagement with architecture and urbanism through the Utopie group
  • a look at the most recent applications of Baudrillard's ideas.

Richard J. Lane offers a comprehensive introduction to this complex and fascinating theorist, also examining the impact that Baudrillard has had on literary studies, media and cultural studies, sociology, philosophy and postmodernism.