The Baudrillard Dictionary (Philosophical Dictionaries) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0748639217 ISBN 13: 9780748639212

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press, 2010

Synopsis

This is the first dictionary dedicated to the work of Jean Baudrillard (1929-2007). It explains and contextualises more than a hundred key concepts, terms, influences and topics within his thought. An essential reference for students and scholars of Baudrillard, it also serves as an authoritative overview of how his ideas have shaped a broad range of disciplines, from art, architecture, film and photography to sociology, philosophy, human geography, media studies and cultural studies. The entries are written by 35 leading Baudrillard specialists from around the world, including Rex Butler, Mike Gane, Gary Genosko, Victoria Grace, Diane Rubenstein and Andrew Wernick.

About this title

About the Author:

Richard G. Smith is Senior Lecturer in Human Geography at the Swansea University

Review:

The Baudrillard Dictionary challenges for the first time every received idea we may have had about Baudrillard, establishing him as one of the most substantial and visionary philosophers of our era... A revelation. -- Sylvere Lotringer, Professor Emeritus, Columbia University and founder of Semiotext(e)

About this edition

• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0748639217
• ISBN 13: 9780748639212
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 264
• Editor: Smith Richard G.