The spirit of terrorism : and, Other essays

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The spirit of terrorism : and, Other essays

Jean Baudrillard ; translated by Chris Turner

Verso, 2003

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Esprit du terrorisme

Other essays

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Esprit du terrorisme

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Includes bibliographical references

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  • The spirit of terrorism
  • Requiem for the Twin Towers
  • Hypotheses on terrorism
  • The violence of the global

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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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