Jean Baudrillard, alternately provocative and astonishing, is oneof the leading theorists of media and culture. Regarded by many asthe chief prophet of postmodernism, his writings raise importantissues about the changing nature of social and political life inour contemporary, media-saturated age. This book makes his most important writings available in a singlevolume. It includes selections from the entire range of his work,from his early writings on consumer culture and the politicaleconomy of the sign to his more recent work on desire, simulationand the 'hyperreal'. This new edition includes five new extracts from Baudrillard'swritings in the 1990s, including his writings on the Gulf War, onthe internet and his autobiographical reflections. It also includesan updated introduction by Mark Poster which provides an extremelylucid overview of Baudrillard's work. Jean Baudrillard: Selected Writings is an excellentintroduction to the thought of one of the most important andinfluential thinkers of our day.