In a provocative analysis written during the unfolding drama of 1992, Baudrillard draws on his concepts of simulation and the hyperreal to argue that the Gulf War did not take place but was a carefully scripted media event--a "virtual" war.
Patton's introduction argues that Baudrillard, more than any other critic of the Gulf War, correctly identified the stakes involved in the gestation of the New World Order.
- ISBN10 090995223X
- ISBN13 9780909952235
- Publish Date 1 August 1995
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 16 March 2021
- Publish Country AU
- Imprint Power Institute of Fine Arts
- Format Paperback
- Pages 87
- Language English