Baudrillard Reframed: Interpreting Key Thinkers for the Arts
β Scribed by Kim Toffoletti (editor)
- Publisher
- I.B.Tauris
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 141
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
I am indebted to Victoria Grace for her interest in this project and for reading and commenting on drafts of the manuscript. Our many discussions about Baudrillardβs writing were invaluable to the development and refinement of my ideas, and enhanced the book immeasurably, although any errors that the reader might come across I claim as my own.
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