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The Jean Baudrillard Reader
Steve (Ed) Redhead
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Description for The Jean Baudrillard Reader
Paperback. A chronological introduction to the work of Jean Baudrillard, with a selection of classic readings. Editor(s): Redhead, Professor Steve. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; JFC; JH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 404.
Jean Baudrillard was perhaps the most controversial of all social and cultural theorists. He has been variously vilified as a 'postmodernist', an 'overrated French theorist' and one of the 'intellectual imposters'. In his seventies he survived global fame and a name check in The Matrix; he also contracted cancer. His comments on 9/11, Abu Ghraib and Europe's suburban riots have been eagerly sought and digested. However, his translated publications since his first book in 1968 have left a trail of confusion and misinterpretation. Jean Baudrillard is a notorious figure but few have read many examples of his entire oeuvre. ... Read more
Jean Baudrillard was perhaps the most controversial of all social and cultural theorists. He has been variously vilified as a 'postmodernist', an 'overrated French theorist' and one of the 'intellectual imposters'. In his seventies he survived global fame and a name check in The Matrix; he also contracted cancer. His comments on 9/11, Abu Ghraib and Europe's suburban riots have been eagerly sought and digested. However, his translated publications since his first book in 1968 have left a trail of confusion and misinterpretation. Jean Baudrillard is a notorious figure but few have read many examples of his entire oeuvre. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748627899
SKU
V9780748627899
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About Steve (Ed) Redhead
Steve Redhead is a Professor of Legal Studies n the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology. He has published fifteen books including The Paul Virilio Reader, The Jean Baudrillard Reader and Paul Virilio: Theorist for an Accelerated Culture, all with Edinburgh University Press.
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