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The Spirit of Terrorism (Paperback)

by Jean Baudrillard (Author), Chris Turner (Translator)

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Paperback: 96 pages
Publisher: Verso Books (16 Aug 2002)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1859844111
ISBN-13: 978-1859844113
Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 10.9 x 1 cm

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Baudrillard here argues that until September 11 we had had no symbolic event on a world scale that marked a setback for globalization itself. With the terrorist attacks, we are confronted, says Baudrillard, with the "pure event which concentrates in itself all the events which have never taken place." And we had all dreamt of this event, he says, because it was impossible not to dream of the destruction of American monopolistic power. Continuing an analysis developed over many years, Baudrillard sees the power of the terrorists as lying in the symbolism of this slaughter. It is not merely the reality of death, but a sacrificial death which challenges the whole system. Where the past revolutionary sought to conduct a struggle of 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, vulnerable West.

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Baudrillard has written many philosophical works such as America, The System of Objects, Impossible Exchange, Screened Out and the Perfect Crime, all from Verso.

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I've just read 'The Spirit of Terrorism' and was expecting better. Baudrillard makes good points about 9/11 being the great symbolic setback that globalisation was due, the war on terrorism being the fourth world war and globablisation being at war with itself. I just wish these could have been backed up with examples for better effect. My problem with this book is that it had some innovative ideas and insights into the significance of the event, but didn't really take the time to back up the reasoning behind them. Also the fact that much of 'The Spirit of Terrorism' is repeated in the second half -'Requiem for the twin towers'. Generally, not good value for money. I won't rule out reading it again - if only because it doesn't take that long!

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