Jean Baudrillard

<p>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:</p><ul> <ul> </ul> <li>an introduction to Baudrillard’s key works and theories such as simulation and hyperreality </li> <li>coverage of Baudrillard’s later work on the question of postmodernism </li> <li>a new chapter on Baudrillard and terrorism </li> <li>engagement with architecture and urbanism through the Utopie group </li> <li>a look at the most recent applications of Baudrillard’s ideas. </li> <ul> </ul> </ul><p>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.</p> <p><strong>Why Baudrillard? Key Ideas</strong> 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. <strong>After Baudrillard Works Cited</strong></p>