For a Critique of the Political Economy of the Sign
Baudrillard, Jean. Telos Press, 1981. Softbound. Translated With an Intro by Charles Levin. Cover design by Don Powley. Gilles Deleuze called Baudrillard 'the shame of the profession'; J. G. Ballard accused him of being 'trapped inside [his] dismal jargon'; and Susan Sontag described him as 'condescending' and 'a political idiot'. All the while, the French philosopher hammered away at his typewriter (he claimed the machine had a 'physical relation to writing' the computer lacked), accompanied by both the Baroque melodies of Claudio Monteverdi and the stripped-down sounds of the Velvet Underground.
Tight, square spine has a small area of cosmetic creasing at the foot. Clean, unmarked interior. Some gently bumped corners and very subtle edge-wear. 214 pp. Politics & Philosophy.
