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Passwords - (Radical Thinkers) 2nd Edition by Jean Baudrillard (Paperback)

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  • In his analysis of the deep social trends rooted in production, consumption, and the symbolic, Jean Baudrillard touches the very heart of the concerns of the generation currently rebelling against the framework of the consumer society.
  • About the Author: Jean Baudrillard (1929-2007) began teaching sociology at the Université de Paris-X in 1966.
  • 112 Pages
  • Social Science, Popular Culture
  • Series Name: Radical Thinkers

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About the Book



In the spirit of Gilles Deleuze's Abecedaire, Passwords offers us twelve entry points into Baudrillard's thought.



Book Synopsis



In his analysis of the deep social trends rooted in production, consumption, and the symbolic, Jean Baudrillard touches the very heart of the concerns of the generation currently rebelling against the framework of the consumer society. With the ever-greater mediatization of society, Baudrillard argues that we are witnessing the virtualization of our world, a disappearance of reality itself, and perhaps the impossibility of any exchange at all. This disenchanted perspective has become the rallying point for all those who reject the traditional sociological and philosophical paradigms of our age.

Passwords offers us twelve accessible and enjoyable entry points into Baudrillard's thought by way of the concepts he uses throughout his work: the object, seduction, value, impossible exchange, the obscene, the virtual, symbolic exchange, the transparency of evil, the perfect crime, destiny, duality, and thought.



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"First prize for cerebral cold-bloodedness goes to French philosopher Jean Baudrillard."--The New York Times

"Provocative ... he brings a reading of signs and symbols most will find interesting."--Toronto Globe and Mail



About the Author



Jean Baudrillard (1929-2007) began teaching sociology at the Université de Paris-X in 1966. He retired from academia in 1987 to write books and travel until his death in 2007. His many works include Simulations and Simulacra, America, The Perfect Crime, The System of Objects, Passwords, The Transparency of Evil, The Spirit of Terrorism, and Fragments, among others.
Dimensions (Overall): 7.72 Inches (H) x 5.3 Inches (W) x .34 Inches (D)
Weight: .29 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 112
Genre: Social Science
Sub-Genre: Popular Culture
Series Title: Radical Thinkers
Publisher: Verso
Format: Paperback
Author: Jean Baudrillard
Language: English
Street Date: January 10, 2011
TCIN: 94354815
UPC: 9781844676767
Item Number (DPCI): 247-51-8977
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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