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Gulf War Did Not Take Place
by Baudrillard, Jean, Patton, Paul, Patton, Paul
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- Comments: 1 By Number Line. In a provocative analysis written during the unfolding drama of 1992, Baudrillard draws on his concepts of simulation and the hyperreal to argue that the Gulf War did not take place but was a carefully scripted media event-a "virtual" war.Pattons introduction argues that Baudrillard, more than any other critic of the Gulf War, correctly identified the stakes involved in the gestation of the Good World Order.
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- ISBN-13: 9780253210036
- ISBN: 0253210038
- Publication Date: 1995
- Publisher: Indiana Univ Pr
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In a provocative analysis written during the unfolding drama of 1992, Baudrillard draws on his concepts of simulation and the hyperreal to argue that the Gulf War did not take place but was a carefully scripted media event -- a "virtual" war. Patton's introduction argues that Baudrillard, more than any other critic of the Gulf War, correctly identified the stakes involved in the gestation of the New World Order.Baudrillard, Jean is the author of 'Gulf War Did Not Take Place', published 1995 under ISBN 9780253210036 and ISBN 0253210038.
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