Georges BatailleRoutledge, 2005 M07 26 - 160 páginas George Bataille (1867-1962) is widely recognized as one of the most important thinkers of the twentieth century. This is the first book in English to examine Bataille's work as a whole. It offers an accessible introduction to a complex and often ambiguous thinker. |
Contenido
1 Introduction | 1 |
2 Life and context of work | 19 |
3 Themes and intellectual background | 25 |
4 Towards a sociology of abundance | 43 |
5 Expenditure and the general economy | 69 |
6 Death communication and the experience of limits | 99 |
Suggestions for further reading | 133 |
Notes | 135 |
Bibliography | 145 |
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