Jean Baudrillard (Routledge Critical Thinkers) - Richard J. Lane, Linguistics
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JEAN BAUDRILLARD
A controversial figure in the realms of theory and cultural studies, Jean
Baudrillard is never without interest. But how do we make sense of his
wilder statements about the postmodern world he claims we all
inhabit? How do we situate his writing in relation to French thought?
This book guides the reader through Baudrillard’s work, from his first
publication to his later postmodern statements.
Richard J. Lane offers an impressively clear introduction to key
aspects of Baudrillard’s thought, from his reworking of Marxism
through to his theories on technology, primitivism, simulation and the
hyperreal,America and the postmodern.Throughout the volume, ideas
are considered in relation to the social and intellectual contexts in
which Baudrillard worked, and special attention is paid to the ongoing
narratives of French and postmodern thought. An extensively anno-
tated bibliography of primary and secondary texts prepares the student
reader for further encounters with Baudrillard’s work.
Tracing a sure path through often complex writings,
Jean Baudrillard
is the perfect companion for those newly approaching this key contem-
porary thinker.
Richard J. Lane
is senior lecturer in postcolonial theory, drama and
literature at South Bank University, London. He has published widely
in these areas, with special emphasis upon Canadian literature. He is
also co-director of The London Network for Modern Fiction Studies.
ROUTLEDGE CRITICAL THINKERS
essential guides for literary studies
Series Editor: Robert Eaglestone, Royal Holloway, University
of London
Routledge Critical Thinkers
is a series of accessible introductions to key
figures in contemporary critical thought.
With a unique focus on historical and intellectual contexts, each
volume examines a key theorist’s:
• significance
• motivation
• key ideas and their sources
• impact on other thinkers.
Concluding with extensively annotated guides to further reading,
Routledge Critical Thinkers
are the literature student’s passport to today’s
most exciting critical thought.
Already available:
Fredric Jameson
by Adam Roberts
Jean Baudrillard
by Richard J.Lane
Sigmund Freud
by Pamela Thurschwell
Forthcoming:
Paul de Man
Edward Said
Maurice Blanchot
Judith Butler
Frantz Fanon
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JEAN
BAUDRILLARD
Richard J. Lane
London and New York
First published 2000
by Routledge
11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE
Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada
by Routledge
29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001
Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group
This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2001.
© 2000 Richard J. Lane
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or
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invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any
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writing from the publishers.
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Lane, Richard J.
Jean Baudrillard/Richard J. Lane.
p. cm. – (Routledge critical thinkers)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
I. Baudrillard, Jean. I. Title. II. Series.
B2430.B33974 L36 2000
194–dc21
00-031140
ISBN0–415–21514–5 (hbk)
ISBN0–415–21515–3 (pbk)
ISBN 0-203-13368-4 Master e-book ISBN
ISBN 0-203-17672-3 (Glassbook Format)
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