{"product_id":"the-spirit-of-terrorism-and-other-essays-paperback","title":"The Spirit of Terrorism: And Other Essays - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJean Baudrillard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChris Turner\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBaudrillard 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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJean Baudrillard\u003c\/b\u003e (1929-2007) began teaching sociology at the Université de Paris-X in 1966. He retired from academia in 1987 to write books and travel until his death in 2007. His many works include \u003ci\u003eSimulations and Simulacra\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmerica\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Perfect Crime\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe System of Objects\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePasswords\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Transparency of Evil\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Spirit of Terrorism\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFragments\u003c\/i\u003e, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 79\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.24 x 7.76 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 16, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52744652226893,"sku":"9781781680209","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/YXpJTkpNWFRIR3NFazc5Skp6cVorQT09.webp?v=1762869335","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/the-spirit-of-terrorism-and-other-essays-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}