The Spirit of Terrorism
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
| Author: | Jean Baudrillard | ISBN: | 9781781680322 |
| Publisher: | Verso Books | Publication: | September 24, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Verso | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jean Baudrillard |
| ISBN: | 9781781680322 |
| Publisher: | Verso Books |
| Publication: | September 24, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Verso |
| Language: | English |
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.”
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.”
