| The Spirit of Terrorism: And Other Essays Contributor(s): Baudrillard, Jean (Author), Turner, Chris (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1781680205 ISBN-13: 9781781680209 Publisher: Verso OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Political - Political Science | Terrorism - Philosophy | Movements - Post-structuralism |
| Dewey: 973.931 |
| Series: Radical Thinkers |
| Physical Information: 0.24" H x 5.1" W x 7.76" (0.25 lbs) 79 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Baudrillard sees the power of the terrorists as lying in the symbolism of slaughter--not merely the reality of death, but in a sacrifice that challenges the whole system. Where previously the old revolutionary sought to conduct a struggle between real forces in the context of ideology and politics, the new terrorist mounts a powerful symbolic challenge which, when combined with high-tech resources, constitutes an unprecedented assault on an over-sophisticated and vulnerable West. This new edition is up-dated with the essays "Hypotheses on Terrorism" and "Violence of the Global." |