{"product_id":"jean-baudrillard-9780415474481","title":"Jean Baudrillard","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJean 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:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cli\u003ean introduction to Baudrillardâs key works and theories such as simulation and hyperreality \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ecoverage of Baudrillardâs later work on the question of postmodernism \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ea new chapter on Baudrillard and terrorism \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eengagement with architecture and urbanism through the Utopie group \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ea look at the most recent applications of Baudrillardâs ideas. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy Baudrillard? Key Ideas\u003c\/strong\u003e 1. Beginnings: French Thought in the 1960's. 2. The Technological System of Objects. 3. Narrative of Primitivism: The `Last Real Book.' 4. Reworking Marxism. 5. Simulation and the Hyperreal. 6. America and Postmodernism. 7. Writing Strategies: Postmodern Performance. 8. Baudrillard and Terrorism. \u003cstrong\u003eAfter Baudrillard Works Cited\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018154115415,"sku":"9780415474481","price":24.32,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415474481.jpg?v=1750775816","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/jean-baudrillard-9780415474481","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}