The Illusion of the End

The Illusion of the End

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In this book Jean Baudrillard, one of the most celebrated and controversial contemporary social theorists, argues that the notion of the end of history is an illusion, and that we are now engaged in a gigantic process of historical revisionism.

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The Illusion of the End by Jean Baudrillard

In this book Jean Baudrillard, one of the most celebrated and controversial contemporary social theorists, argues that the notion of the end of history is an illusion, and that we are now engaged in a gigantic process of historical revisionism.
'In the book Baudrillard weaves his argument as brilliantly as one has come to expect... Baudrillard provides a voluble account of the withering of history, which is not lost in Turner's translation.' Environment and Planning

'The Illusion of the End is quite wonderful. In its relatively few pages, this book contains more insights and provocations than many much weightier tomes.... If you are prepared to let your sociological imagination be engaged, enraged and perhaps even changed, then The Illusion of the End more than repays the time that is spent with it.' Sociology

Jean Baudrillard was born in Reims in 1929, and now lives in Paris. From 1966 to 1987 he taught sociology at the University of Nanterre. His many works include The Mirror of Production, Simulations, Cool Memories and America.
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ISBN 13 9780745612225
ISBN 10 0745612229
Title The Illusion of the End
Author Jean Baudrillard
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Year published 1994-10-27
Number of pages 136
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