Dukh terrorizma. Voiny v zalive ne bylo: sbornik - Bodriiiar Zhan

The collection includes two of the most famous publications of the eminent French philosopher Jean Baudrillard: "There was no Gulf War" and "Spirit of Terrorism" devoted to the analysis of two global events - the 1991 Gulf War and the terrorist attack on the September 11, 2001. Baudrillard made the most of these two reasons to appeal to the widest public and tried to turn the proposed works into the quintessence of the basic provisions of his philosophy, visually and easily illustrating them to all known Examples. The Gulf War was famous not only for the participation of a large number of countries, but also for broadcasting real-time TV channels to the whole world. However, Baudrillard argues that it is a "non-war," it's a "non-event," it's something that didn't happen. The very questioning of a seemingly obvious fact, that everyone had seen live, caused quite a serious scandal, and the brilliant reasoning brought the philosopher worldwide fame. The title of the book is now seen by many as a saying, a meme, even a kind of mantra. This work by Baudrillar formed the basis of no less cult than "The Matrix", the Hollywood film "The Tail Wags the Dog". If the Gulf War was not an event for Baudrillar, the 9/11 terrorist attack was, on the contrary, an "absolute event" for him. The Spirit of Terrorism, which consists of a series of articles on the analysis of terrorism and the globalization that gave rise to it, is a logical continuation of the Gulf War. The philosopher developed the topic of terrorism long before it became relevant for all. So he is the first to offer the most detailed and original analysis of the problem.