{"product_id":"the-spirit-of-terrorism-and-other-essays-9781781680209","title":"The Spirit of Terrorism: And Other Essays","description":"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50516354695442,"sku":"9781781680209","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_069b24fe-efbe-4d06-976f-6e928f882b50.jpg?v=1731024115","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-spirit-of-terrorism-and-other-essays-9781781680209","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}