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Baudrillard sees the power of the terrorists as lying in the symbolism of slaughter – not merely the reality of death, but in a sacrifice that challenges the whole system. Where previously the old revolutionary sought to conduct a struggle between real forces in the context of ideology and politics, the new terrorist mounts a powerful symbolic challenge which, when combined with high-tech resources, constitutes an unprecedented assault on an over-sophisticated and vulnerable West. This new edition is up-dated with the essays ‘Hypotheses on Terrorism’ and ‘Violence of the Global’.
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The Spirit of Terrorism, Jean Baudrillard, Chris Turner
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- Released
- 2002
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- Title
- The Spirit of Terrorism
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Jean Baudrillard, Chris Turner
- Publisher
- CPI Bath
- Released
- 2002
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN10
- 1859844480
- ISBN13
- 9781859844489
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, True Stories, Political Science & Politics, Philosophical Topics, Politics, Philosophy, Opinion Journalism & Essays, Sociology, Scientific Theories, Terrorism
- Rating
- 3.8 out of 5
- Description
- Baudrillard sees the power of the terrorists as lying in the symbolism of slaughter – not merely the reality of death, but in a sacrifice that challenges the whole system. Where previously the old revolutionary sought to conduct a struggle between real forces in the context of ideology and politics, the new terrorist mounts a powerful symbolic challenge which, when combined with high-tech resources, constitutes an unprecedented assault on an over-sophisticated and vulnerable West. This new edition is up-dated with the essays ‘Hypotheses on Terrorism’ and ‘Violence of the Global’.