1. Hyperreal America.
- Author
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Baudrillard, Jean
- Subjects
UTOPIAS ,MODERNISM (Christian theology) ,SOCIOLOGY - Abstract
May 1968 in Paris was a utopian revolt which failed; America is a utopia which has been achieved. It is the original version of modernity. This article examines the logic of Biosphere 2 a miniature version of the entire planet, but which means the society is already living with the prospect of a catastrophe affecting its utopia, it is a zoological museum in anticipation of its own destruction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 1993
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