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Violence, Society and Radical Theory : Bataille, Baudrillard and Contemporary Society

By William , Georges; Pawlett , Baudrillard , Jean; Bataille

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Publisher
Ashgate Publishing Ltd
Year
2013
ISBN
9781409455431, 1409455432
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
17 MB (18215302 bytes)
Series
Classical and contemporary social theory
Pages
174\0
Time added
2015-12-23 22:00:00
Violence Philosophy Terrorism Bataille Georges 189

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Shedding light on the relationship between violence and contemporary society, this volume explores the distinctive but little-known theories of violence in the work of Georges Bataille and Jean Baudrillard, applying these to a range of violent events - events often labelled 'inexplicable' - in order to show how even the most extreme of acts can be seen as socially meaningful. Abstract: Shedding light on the relationship between violence and contemporary society, this volume explores the distinctive but little-known theories of violence in the work of Georges Bataille and Jean Baudrillard. Read more...

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