Baudrillard: A Graphic Guide
Did the first Gulf War really take place? Is it possible to fake a bank robbery? Was sexual liberation a disaster?
Jean Baudrillard, who died in 2007, was one of France’s most subtle and powerful theorists. But his provocative style won him as many enemies as admirers. Introducing Baudrillard cuts beneath the controversy to present Baudrillard’s radical claims that reality has been replaced by a simulated world of images. Chris Horrocks and Zoran Jevtic provide a clear account of Baudrillard’s work on obesity, pornography and terrorism and trace his development from critic of mass consumption to prophet of the apocalypse.
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Authors: Christopher Horrocks & Zoran Jetvic
Prices: £6.99/$9.95/C$12.5
Pages: 176
ISBN: 9781848312074
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Rosannagh 
21.06.11 at 03:22PM
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'Introducing Baudrillard' explains how the 'anti-philosopher' reduces all aspects of the modern world - from fridges to culture - to signs, which themselves are caught in a self-perpetuating cycle with consumerism.
Baudrillard is never an easy read; however this book makes his (ever-changing)theories clearer and more accessible, citing his key influences and peers to give readers a better understanding of his work.
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