Seduction
Jean Baudrillard(Author)
Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)
Published on 16. March 1990
Book
Hardback
190 pages
978-0-333-51076-6 (ISBN)
Description
This translation, which makes the text available to an English-speaking readership, is a contribution to the discussion of sexuality in the postmodern condition.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
420 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-51076-6 (9780333510766)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Part 1 The ecliptic of sex: the ecliptic of sex; the eternal irony of the community; stereo-porno; seduction/production. Part II Superficial abysses: the sacred horizon of appearances; Trompe l'oeil or enchanted simulation; I'll be your mirror; death in Samarkand; the secret and the challenge; the effigy of the seductress; the ironic strategy of the seducer; the fear of being seduced. Part III The political destiny of seduction: the passion for rules; the dual, the polar and the digital, the "ludic" and cold seduction; seduction as destiny.