This study traces the philopsophical roots of Baudrillard's thought to the evolution of critical theory in Hegel, Marx and Nietzsche, through Lukacs, Heidegger, Bataille, and the structuralist and post-structuralist movements in philosophy and cultural theory. The book explains Baudrillard's use of such concepts as symbolic exchange, simulation, death, seduction, illusion, evil and virtual reality. Attention is also given to the relationship of Baudrillard's ideas to cultural studies, communications theory, feminism, psychoanalysis, postmodernism, politics and aesthetics.
- ISBN10 0134333683
- ISBN13 9780134333687
- Publish Date 28 December 1995
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 28 April 2000
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Pearson Education Limited
- Format Paperback
- Pages 304
- Language English