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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

For further details on this series,see www.literature.routledge.com/rct

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.

reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic,

mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter

invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any

information storage or retrieval system, without permission in

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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