Violence, Society and Radical Theory
An edition of Violence, Society and Radical Theory (2013)
Bataille, Baudrillard and Contemporary Society
By William Pawlett
Publish Date
2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Group
Language
eng
Pages
174
Description:
Shedding light on the relationship between violence and contemporary society, this volume explores the distinctive but little-known theories of violence in the work of Georges Bataille and Jean Baudrillard, applying these to a range of violent events - events often labelled 'inexplicable' - in order to show how even the most extreme of acts can be seen as socially meaningful.