The Gulf War Did Not Take Place
Comprised of three essays written by Baudrillard in the lead-up to, during, and after the military clash in the Gulf in 1992, this book is a penetrating and provocative analysis of the unfolding drama using the author's well-known concepts of simulation and the hyperreal. Paul Patton's...
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Comprised of three essays written by Baudrillard in the lead-up to, during, and after the military clash in the Gulf in 1992, this book is a penetrating and provocative analysis of the unfolding drama using the author's well-known concepts of simulation and the hyperreal. Paul Patton's introduction surveying the debate aroused by the conflict argues that Baudrillard, more than any other critic of the events, correctly identified the political stakes involved in the gestation of the New World Order.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780909952235 (090995223X)
Publish date: August 20th 2012
Publisher: Power Publications Inc. (FL)
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Writing,
Essays,
History,
Academic,
European Literature,
Read For School,
War,
Politics,
Philosophy,
French Literature,
Theory,
Social Issues,
Class
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