Jean Baudrillard
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Jean Baudrillard

  1. 183 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Jean Baudrillard

About this book

Jean Baudrillard, once hailed as a 'historian of the future', remains a vital figure for understanding modern life. Famous for ideas like 'simulation' and the 'hyperreal', linked to postmodernism and The Matrix, Baudrillard was both celebrated and controversial, known for bold pronouncements about events like the Gulf War and 9/11. Yet the man himself was enigmatic, leading a public life while remaining personally elusive.
This first biography in English explores Baudrillard's life and work, tracing his journey from the early years and French intellectual prominence to his global influence as a thinker, photographer and public intellectual. Using newly uncovered material, it provides fresh insights into his major works and ideas, offering readers a clear guide to his singular, uncompromising philosophy.

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Yes, you can access Jean Baudrillard by Emmanuelle Fantin,Bran Nicol in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Filosofia & Biografie in ambito filosofico. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Introduction: The Disappearance of Jean Baudrillard
  7. 1. Belonging and Breaking Away, 1929–66
  8. 2. Objects and Objections, 1966–70
  9. 3. Becoming ‘Baudrillard’: Seductions and Provocations, 1970–79
  10. 4. Life on the Other Side: Art and America, 1980–86
  11. 5. ‘My own strange world’: Baudrillard’s Alternative 1980s
  12. 6. Total Freedom, 1990–2004
  13. Conclusion: Beyond
  14. References
  15. Select Bibliography
  16. Acknowledgements
  17. Photo Acknowledgements