Violence, Society and Radical Theory: Bataille, Baudrillard and Contemporary Society

Shedding light on the relationship between violence and contemporary society, this volume explores the distinctive but little-known theories of violence in the work of Georges Bataille and Jean Baudrillard, applying these to a range of violent events - events often labelled 'inexplicable' - in order to show how even the most extreme of acts can be seen as socially meaningful.

Author: William Pawlett
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 10/28/2013
Pages: 174
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.44d
ISBN: 9781409455424

About the Author
William Pawlett is Senior Lecturer in the School of Law, Social Sciences and Communication at the University of Wolverhampton, UK. He is author of Georges Bataille: The Sacred and Society (forthcoming), and Jean Baudrillard: Against Banality.