Pawlett, William. <br/><br/>
Violence, Society and Radical Theory :  Bataille, Baudrillard and Contemporary Society / 
William Pawlett. 
 - 1 online resource (174 pages). 
 - Classical and Contemporary Social Theory .
 - Classical and contemporary social theory. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; 1 Bataille, Baudrillard and the Theorisation of Violence; 2 Violence, Society and Excess; 3 The Simulacrum of Sex: Serial Killing and Intra-Genic Violence; 4 Re-Thinking 'Spree Killing'; 5 Fascism, Terrorism and Hatred; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781409455431 1409455432 1409455424 9781138267145  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Bataille, Georges, 1897-1962. <br/>Baudrillard, Jean, 1929-2007. <br/>Bataille, Georges, 1897-1962. <br/>Baudrillard, Jean, 1929-2007. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Violence--Philosophy.<br/>Terrorism--Philosophy.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HM886   / .P354 2014 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>303.6