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| This is a dense book, not for casual reading. Presumably the reader already knows something about Baudrillard or wants to learn about him and the general point of view he represents, viz. post-structuralism. The book doesn't function well as an introduction to either Baudrillard or post-structuralism. Considerable background in these subjects is assumed by the author who makes few concessions to the unintiated. To readers more familiar with French social theory, Kellner's commentary is rewarding, particularly the final summing-up chapter, which contextualizes persuasively the arc of Baudrillard's intellectual career. Marxism enters as the stubborn persistense of a socio- material realm increasingly ignored in that arc and to its detriment. On balance, I believe Kellner treats the sometimes maddening hyperbole in a fair-minded manner, though a more concrete exposition of the promising ideas surrounding sign exchange' would better illustrate Baudrillard's early appeal which does seem to suffer at book's end. This is not a book for the unprepared. |
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