Tag archieven: Reaktion Books

Geschiedenisboeken, Oudheid

Caspar Meyer – The Scythians

Caspar Meyer The Scythians review, recensie en informatie boek over de Scythen in de reeks Lost Civilizations. Op 1 mei 2026 verschijnt bij Reaktion Books het boek van Caspar Meyer, de Amerikaanse hoogleraar archeologie over de Scythen die tussen de 7e eeuw v.Chr. en de 4e eeuw n. Chr. grote gebieden in de Euraziatische steppe bewoonden. Er is geen Nederlandse vertaling van het boek verkrijgbaar.

Caspar Meyer The Scythians review en recensie

Als er in de media een boekbespreking, review en recensie verschijnt van The Scythians, Lost Generations, geschreven door Caspar Meyer, dan besteden we er op deze pagina aandacht aan.

Caspar Meyer The Scythians

The Scythians

Lost Civilizations

  • Auteur: Caspar Meyer (Verenigde Staten)
  • Soort boek: geschiedenis van de Scythen
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: Reaktion Books
  • Verschijnt: 1 mei 2026
  • Omvang: 240 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: gebonden boek
  • Prijs: £ 18,00
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol

Flaptekst boek over de geschiedenis van de Scythen

Reimagines the Scythians as creators of culture and as subjects of enduring fascination.

The Scythians offers a bold new take on the horse-riding peoples who once inhabited the vast steppe lands from the Black Sea to the Siberian Altai. Drawing on archaeological finds, ancient texts and comparative insights, Caspar Meyer shows how these communities forged dynamic networks rooted in art, mobility and interspecies relationships.

He brings ancient and modern encounters with the Scythians into dialogue – from Herodotus’ ethnography to modernist art and contemporary national imagination – revealing how their literary and visual afterlives continue to shape our understanding. Long reduced to barbarian stereotypes, the Scythians emerge as cultural innovators and co-creators of Eurasian history. Lively, accessible and thought-provoking, this book opens up a world where people and things move together in unexpected and transformative ways.

Caspar Meyer is Professor of Classical Archaeology and Material Culture at Bard Graduate Center in New York. He has published widely on ancient Greek and Scythian art, including Greco-Scythian Art and the Birth of Eurasia (2013).

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Albanië, Biografie

Robert C. Austin & Artan R. Hoxha – Enver Hoxha

Robert C. Austin & Artan R. Hoxha Enver Hoxha review, recensie en informatie biografie van de dictator van Albanië en tiran uit de twintigste eeuw. Op 1 februari 2026 verschijnt bij Reaktion Books de biografie van Enver Hoxha, de leider en dictator van Albanië die van 8 november 1941 tot 11 april 1985 een schrikbewind voerde over zijn land. Er is geen Nederlandse vertaling van het boek verkrijgbaar.

Robert C. Austin & Artan R. Hoxha Enver Hoxha review en recensie

Als er in de media een boekbespreking, recensie of review verschijnt van Enver Hoxka, Twentieth-Century Tyrant, de biografie over de dictator van Albanië, geschreven door Robert C. Austin en Artan R. Hoxha, dan besteden we er op deze pagina aandacht aan.

Robert C. Austin & Artan R. Hoxha Enver Hoxha

Enver Hoxha

Twentieth-Century Tyrant

  • Auteurs: Robert C. Austin, Artan R. Hoxha
  • Soort boek: biografie van de dictator van Albanië
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: Reaktion Books
  • Verschijnt: 1 februari 2026
  • Omvang: 328 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: gebonden boek
  • Prijs: £ 20,00
  • Boek bestellen bij: Bol

Flaptekst van de biografie van Enver Hoxha, de Albanese dictator

The extraordinary story of Europe’s longest-ruling communist dictator.

This is the first full-length biography of Enver Hoxha, the communist dictator who ruled Albania for nearly half a century. Hoxha was an unreformed Stalinist who was propelled to power with Soviet and Yugoslav help following the defeat of the Axis powers, though he soon broke with his former allies and built a Chairman Mao-like political cult in his tiny and impoverished nation.

In this fluent and far-reaching account, Hoxha emerges as a paranoid megalomaniac, interested in maintaining control above all else, and excelling at manipulating his comrades and outsmarting his domestic and international enemies. This important book shines a light on the nature of dictatorship, and a lesser-known chapter in the history of the Cold War.

Robert C. Austin is Professor at the University of Toronto and author of many books on the Balkans.

Artan R. Hoxha is a historian of southeastern Europe based in Tirana, Albania.

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Afrika, Afrikaanse geschiedenis, Ethiopië

Steven Kaplan – The Ethiopians

Steven Kaplan The Ethiopians review, recensie en informatie nieuw geschiedenisboek over Ethiopië in de reeks lost Civilizations. Op 1 september 2025 verschijnt het boek over de geschiedenis van de Ethiopiers geschreven door Associate Fellow of the Ethiopian Academy of Science, Steven Kaplan. Hier lees je informatie over de inhoud van het geschiedenisboek, de auteur en over de uitgave. De Nederlandse vertaling van het boek met als titel De Ethiopiërs verschijnt in oktober bij Uitgeverij Omniboek.

Steven Kaplan The Ethiopians review en recensie

  • “The Ethiopians provides a truly revelatory overview of Ethiopia until 1500 that spans epochs and disciplines. Steven Kaplan artfully synthesizes recent research about the Ethiopian past, simultaneously narrating both new historical perspectives and shaping a critical historiography.” (Kay Kaufman Shelemay, Harvard University)

Steven Kaplan The Ethiopians

The Ethiopians

  • Auteur: Steven Kaplan 
  • Soort boek: Ethiopische geschiedenis
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: Reaktion Books
  • Reeks: Lost Civilizations
  • Verschijnt: 1 september 2025
  • Omvang: 208 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: gebonden boek
  • Prijs: £ 18,00
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris

Flaptekst van het boek over de geschiedenis van de Ethiopiërs van Steven Kaplan

A fresh perspective on Ethiopian history, architecture and culture from ancient times to 1500.

Ethiopia has captured the imagination of observers since ancient times. This book provides a fresh perspective on Ethiopian history up to 1500, beginning with the Aksumite civilization at the start of the Common Era. It revisits famous stories like the legend of the Queen of Sheba, examines the rise and fall of Aksum, explores the role of Muslims and Islam in Ethiopian society and highlights the architectural wonders of Lalibela’s rock-hewn churches.

Focusing on the Golden Age of the early Solomonic rulers, the book incorporates the most recent scholarship to present a clearer and more nuanced understanding of this rich history. Cogently written for a general readership, it is also a valuable resource for African Studies.

De Nederlandse vertaling van het boek met als titel De Ethiopiërs verschijnt in oktober bij Uitgeverij Omniboek.

Steven Kaplan is an Associate Fellow of the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences. For over 35 years he taught African Studies and Comparative Religion at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His books include Ethiopia: History, Culture and Challenges (co-editor, 2017).

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Geschiedenisboeken, Letse schrijvers, Middeleeuwen, Paarden, Paardenboek

Anastasija Ropa – The Medieval Horse

Anastasija Ropa The Medieval Horse recensie, review en informatie geschiedenisboek over paarden in de middeleeuwen. Op 1 september 2025 verschijnt bij Reaktion Books het boek over het paard in de middeleeuwen van de uit Letland afkomstige schrijfster Anastasija Ropa. Hier lees je informatie over de inhoud van het boek, de auteur en over de uitgave. Een Nederlandse vertaling van het boek is niet verkrijgbaar.

Anastasija Ropa The Medieval Horse review en recensie

  • “Anastasija Ropa’s The Medieval Horse takes us on an an immensely pleasurable gallop through the equestrian Middle Ages, where horses of all kinds enlivened and defined the period. We encounter a wide cast of equine characters on Ropa’s richly described journey, from the more familiar environs of western Europe to those much further afield, including the Welsh ‘dung mare’ to horses that resided in the Mughal emperor’s lush stables, from the archery horses of Japanese yabusame, to those who trotted along the Khorasan-India Road in Iran. Ropa’s impressive command of multiple languages, as well as her extensive knowledge of medieval treatises, literary sources, religious traditions, and imagery allows her to deftly interrogate commonly received historiographies with the critical eyes of a historian and an equestrian. There is something for all scholars of equestrian history in this book, which is written in a light and engaging style, and brimming with lively stories of horses that makes it a delight to read. Ropa’s The Medieval Horse will no doubt take a well-earned place among the classic texts on the horses of the Middle Ages.” (Katherine Kanne, University College Dublin and University of Exeter)
  • “A fresh and wonderfully comprehensive study of medieval horses and their relationship with humans, from breeding and training to the elite warhorse and the humble Welsh ‘dung-mare, ‘ and to horses in literature, myth and superstition in Europe, the Arab lands, India and China. The book reflects both the most recent international research in this field and the author’s deep knowledge and understanding of horses.” (John Clark, curator emeritus, London Museum)

Anastasija Ropa The Medieval Horse

The Medieval Horse

  • Auteur: Anastasija Ropa (Letland)
  • Soort boek: middeleeuwse geschiedenis, paardenboek
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: Reaktion Books
  • Reeks: Medieval Lives
  • Verschijnt: 1 september 2025
  • Omvang: 216 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: gebonden boek
  • Prijs: £ 16,95
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris

Flaptekst van het boek over het paard in de middeleeuwen van Anastasija Ropa

A vivid account of the deep connection between medieval people and horses.

This book explores the role of horses across the medieval world, from the Kievan Rus’ and Scandinavia to Central Europe, Byzantium, the Arab world and Asia, including China and India. Covering the early medieval period to the late Middle Ages, it examines how horses shaped societies, warfare and culture and how their legacy persists in traditional equestrian sports today.

Drawing on little-known primary sources, artefacts, and the author’s hands-on experience with historical horsemanship, the book offers a vivid account of the deep connection between people and horses. Combining scholarly insight with practical knowledge, this is the most comprehensive study of medieval horses in Europe and Asia to date.

Anastasija Ropa lectures at the Latvian Academy of Sport Education, and has owned and trained horses for many years. Her books include Practical Horsemanship in Medieval Arthurian Romance (2019).

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Biografie, Noord-Korea

Michael J. Seth – Forever President Kim Il Sung biografie

Michael J. Seth Forever President Kim Il Sung biografie recensie, review en informatie over de inhoud van het boek over de voormalige dictator en leider van Noord-Korea. Op 1 september 2025 verschijnt bij Reaktion Books de biografie van Kim Il Sung, geschreven door Michael J. Sent. Hier lees je informatie over de inhoud van het boek, de auteur en over de uitgave. Een Nederlands vertaling van de biografie is niet verkrijgbaar.

Michael J. Seth Forever President Kim Il Sung biografie recensie en review

  • “Much of Kim Il Sung’s life ‘remains a mystery’ says Seth. So does his death, aged 82, in 1994. For half a century the North Korean dictator confounded international opinion and the geopolitical odds to father a nation and found a dynasty. Having comfortably outlived mentors like Stalin, Mao, and Ho Chi Minh, officially he yet lives as the state’s ‘Forever President.’ Seth’s necessarily political biography is judicious, authoritative, and unexpectedly readable.” (John Keay)
  • “Seth traces the life of North Korea’s famous leader from the Japanese colonial period to his final days. This concise and highly readable volume avoids excessive moralizing while helping readers to understand how Kim Il Sung gained and retained power. It is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the Kim Dynasty and how North Korea became the totalitarian state that it is today.” (Gregg A Brazinsky, professor of history and international affairs, George Washington University)

Michael J. Seth Forever President Kim Il Sung biografie

Forever President

A Biography of Kim Il Sung

  • Auteur: Michael J. Seth (Verenigde Staten)
  • Soort boek: biografie
  • Taal; Engels
  • Uitgever: Reaktion Books
  • Verschijnt: 1 september 2025
  • Omvang: 288 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: gebonden boek
  • Prijs: £ 20,00
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris

Flaptekst van de biografie van de Noord-Koreaanse dictator en leider Kim Il Sung

Pieces together the rise, achievements, and failures of North Korean dictator Kim Il Sung.

Kim Il Sung ruled his country, North Korea, for longer and shaped it more profoundly than almost any other modern leader. He created a unique and seemingly bizarre and menacing political and social system, establishing a dynasty that has maintained it for two more generations. Yet he remains a curiously inaccessible, little understood figure, partly due to the closed and secretive nature of the state he founded.

Michael J. Seth puts together what we know of Kim’s life from all available sources and places it in the context of Korean and modern world history to make both Kim and North Korea comprehensible.  He looks at the unusual circumstances that contributed to Kim’s rise to power and at the early experiences that help to explain the directions he took his country.  Seth examines his impressive early achievements and his later failures, which left North Korea the isolated, impoverished half of a divided nation.

Kim was a charismatic and resourceful leader determined to reunify and modernize his country. But he pursued these aims with ruthlessness, egotism and extreme narrow-mindedness. Ultimately, his political inflexibility led to disaster.

Michael J. Seth is born on 9 March 1948. He a historian at James Madison University and one of the foremost experts on the history of Korea. His many books include Korea: A Very Short Introduction (2020) and Korea at War (2023).

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Amerikaanse historicus, Geschiedenisboeken, Taiwan

Evan N. Dawley – Taiwan A People’s History

Evan N. Dawley Taiwan A People’s History review, recensie en informatie boek over de geschiedenis van het land en de Taiwanezen. Op 1 maart 2026 verschijnt bij Reaktion Books het boek over de Taiwanese geschiedenis, geschreven door Evan N. Dawley, hoogleraar geschiedenis aan het Coucher College in Maryland. Er is geen Nederlandse vertaling van het boek verkrijgbaar.

Evan N. Dawley Taiwan A People’s History review en recensie

Als er in de media een boekbespreking, recensie of review verschijnt van Taiwan, A People’s History, geschreven door Evan N. Dawley, dan besteden we er op deze pagina aandacht aan.

Evan N. Dawley Taiwan A People's History

Taiwan

A People’s History

  • Auteur: Evan N. Dawley (Verenigde Staten)
  • Soort boek: geschiedenis van Taiwan
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: Reaktion Books
  • Verschijnt: 1 maart 2026
  • Omvang: 312 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: gebonden boek
  • Prijs: £ 20,00
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol

Flaptekst van het boek van Evan N. Dawley over de geschiedenis van Taiwan

Taiwan’s story told through its people – their origins, struggles and transformations.

While most English-language histories of Taiwan focus on its geopolitical role, this history centres on the people of Taiwan themselves and explores how they have formed a unique polity, telling the story of the Indigenous Taiwanese, the Hoklo and Hakka who came from China before the twentieth century, Japanese colonialism and the Chinese who arrived after 1945.

Historian Evan N. Dawley describes how successive waves of immigration changed Taiwan and how these diverse groups of Indigenous tribes and settlers interacted economically and culturally, creating new Taiwanese identities in the process. Over the last century Taiwan has developed from an authoritarian state to one of the world’s most vibrant democracies and advanced economies, a successful independent society, albeit one whose existence remains under a shadow.

Evan N. Dawley is Associate Professor of History at Goucher College, Maryland. He is the author of Becoming Taiwanese: Ethnogenesis in a Colonial City, 1880s–1950s (2019).

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Biografie, Dichters, Eritrese schrijver

Peter Ackroyd – Auden

Peter Ackroyd Auden review, recensie en informatie over de biografie van de Brits-Amerikaanse dichter W.H. Auden. Op 1 maart 2025 verschijnt bij Reaction Books de biografie van Wystan Hugh Auden, geschreven door de Engelse schrijver en historicus Peter Ackroyd. Er is geen Nederlandse vertaling van het boek verkrijgbaar.

Peter Ackroyd Auden review en recensie

Als er in de media een boekbespreking, recensie of review verschijnt van Auden, de biografie van de Brits-Amerikaanse dichter, geschreven door Peter Ackroyd, dan besteden we er op deze pagina aandacht aan.

Peter Ackroyd Auden

Auden

  • Auteur: Peter Ackroyd (Engeland)
  • Soort boek:  biografie van dichter W.H. Auden
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: Reaktion Books
  • Verschijnt: 1 maart 2026
  • Omvang: 400 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: gebonden boek
  • Prijs: £ 25,00
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol

Flaptekst van de W.H. Aden biografie van Peter Ackroyd

Peter Ackroyd’s compelling portrait of W. H. Auden, poet of a restless century.

Of all the English poets born in the twentieth century, Wystan Hugh Auden is by far the most significant. This critical biography explores the evolution of his poetic voice in tandem with his shifting beliefs – Existentialism, Marxism, Freudianism and Anglo-Catholicism – reflecting the intellectual climate of the century. Rooted in English traditions, Auden’s work reveals both public and personal histories, from the Great Depression and Spanish Civil War to his experiences as a gay man navigating repression and later liberation.

The book traces his journeys from Oxford to Berlin, China and America, bringing to life his turbulent era and the inner conflicts of his long relationship with Chester Kallman. This insightful and compelling account by acclaimed historian Peter Ackroyd captures Auden’s genius as both a historical witness and an enduring poetic voice.

Peter Ackroyd is born on 5 October 1949 in London. He is one of Britain’s most respected historians and novelists. His many books include London: The Biography, Hawksmoor,  and the bestselling History of England series. He is also the author of The English Actor and The English Soul, both published by Reaktion.

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Film, filmboek, Filmgeschiedenis, Stripboeken

James Chapman – Comics at the Movies

James Chapman Comics at the Movies review, recensie en informatie boek over de geschiedenis van de striphelden films. Op 1 maart 2026 verschijnt bij Reaktion Books het boek van James Chapman de Britse hoogleraar filmgeschiedenis aan de universiteit van Leicester over de geschiedenis van de comic-book cinema. Een Nederlandse vertaling van het filmboek is niet verkrijgbaar.

James Chapman Comics at the Movies review en recensie

Als er in de media een boekbespreking, recensie of review verschijnt van Comics at the Movies, From Flash Gordon to Avengers: Endgame, het boek van James Chapman, dan besteden we er op deze pagina aandacht aan.

James Chapman Comics at the Movies

Comics at the Movies

From Flash Gordon to Avengers: Endgame

  • Auteur: James Chapman (Engeland)
  • Soort boek: filmboek
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: Reaktion Books
  • Verschijnt: 1 februari 2025
  • Omvang: 440 pagina’s
  • Prijs: £ 25,00
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol

Flaptekst van het boek van James Chapman over de geschiedenis van de comic-book cinema

A lively, engaging history of comic-book cinema, from Flash Gordon to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Comics at the Movies explores the rich and often overlooked history of comic-book film adaptations, from 1930s serials like Flash Gordon to today’s Marvel and DC blockbusters. It traces how the comic and film industries have intersected over the decades, analysing how adaptations reflect their economic, political and cultural contexts. The book examines neglected works such as Doc Savage, Popeye and Sheena, alongside iconic franchises like Superman, Batman and X-Men. It also investigates how these films represent nationhood, race, gender and class, revealing the social politics beneath their spectacle. Accessible and engaging,

Comics at the Movies is essential reading for students, scholars and fans alike interested in adaptation, popular genres and the lasting impact of comic-book cinema.

James Chapman is Professor of Film Studies at the University of Leicester. His previous books include British Comics: A Cultural History and Licence to Thrill: A Cultural History of the James Bond Films.

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Geschiedenisboeken, Griekenland, Oudheid, Romeinen

Damien Stone – The Secret Sacret

Damien Stone The Secret Sacret review, recensie en informatie boek over mysteriecultus in het oude Griekenland en bij de Romeinen. Op 1 september 2025 verschijnt bij Reaktion Books het boek van Damien Stone, de Australische archeoloog en schrijver over de mysteriecultus in de Griekse en Romeinse Oudheid. Een Nederlandse vertaling van het geschiedenisboek is niet verkrijgbaar.

Damien Stone The Secret Sacret review en recensie

  • “A fresh, wide-ranging, and accessible account of one of the most fascinating and under-studied aspects of Greco-Roman religion, drawing on both literary and material evidence. Richly illustrated and thoroughly up to date, this engaging study offers readers a compelling glimpse beyond the well-known aspects of official Greek and Roman religion, revealing a more personal dimension of how the ancient Greeks and Romans encountered the supernatural.” (Julia Kindt, Professor of Ancient History, The University of Sydney)
  • “In this clearly written, well-illustrated and engaging book, Damien Stone pulls together hints in ancient texts, imagery, and archaeological remains to give insight into one of the more intriguing aspects of life in the Greco-Roman past, the “mystery cults” whose practices and teaching were known only to the initiates.” (Margaret C. Miller, Emerita Professor of Classical Archaeology, The University of Sydney)

Damien Stone The Secret Sacret

The Secret Sacret

Mystery Cults in Ancient Greece and Rome

  • Auteur: Damien Stone (Australië)
  • Soort boek: mysteriecultus in de Griekse en Romeinse oudheid
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: Reaktion Books
  • Verschijnt: 1 september 2025
  • Omvang: 216 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: gebonden boek
  • Prijs: £ 18,00
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris

Flaptekst van het boek van Damien Stone  over Griekse en Romeinse mysteriecultus

A lively account of the concealed faiths of the ancient world.

The Secret Sacredexplores the hidden religious practices of the classical world. These cults, shrouded in secrecy, promised initiates a transformative afterlife. While many rituals remain mysterious, artworks and historical texts provide glimpses of their underlying beliefs.

The book examines Greco-Roman religious traditions and their divergence into mystery cults, including Bacchic ceremonies depicted in frescoes, Orphic gold tablets guiding souls in the underworld and the Eleusinian Mysteries celebrating Demeter and Persephone’s cycle of rebirth. Eastern deities like Mithras, Isis and Cybele also feature in the cults discussed. The possible influence of mystery religions on early Christianity is also explored, drawing parallels with modern-day beliefs. Featuring the most recent archaeological discoveries and stunning museum artefacts, this is a lively account of the concealed faiths of the ancient world.

Damien Stone is an archaeologist who lives in Sydney, Australia. His books include The Hittites (Reaktion Books, 2023).

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Biografie, Filosofie, Filosoof, Frankrijk

Emmanuelle Fantin & Bran Nicol – Jean Baudrillard biografie

Emmanuelle Fantin & Bran Nicol Jean Baudrillard biografie recensie en review van het boek over de Franse filosoof en socioloog. Op 1 september 2025 verschijnt bij Reaktion Books in de reeks Critical Lives de biografie van Jean Baudrillard, de socioloog en filosoof uit Frankrijk. Er is geen Nederlandse vertaling van het boek verkrijgbaar.

Emmanuelle Fantin & Bran Nicol Jean Baudrillard biografie recensie en review

Als er in de media een boekbespreking, recensie of review verschijnt van de biografie van Jean Baudrillard, geschreven door Emmanuelle Fantin en Bran Nicol, dan besteden we er op deze pagina aandacht aan.

Emmanuelle Fantin & Bran Nicol Jean Baudrillard biografie

Jean Baudrillard

  • Auteurs: Emmanuelle Fantin, Bran Nicol
  • Soort boek: biografie van de Franse filosoof
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: Reaktion Books
  • Verschijnt: 1 september 2025
  • Omvang: 184 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: paperback / ebook
  • Prijs: £ 12,99
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris

Flaptekst van de biografie van Jean Baudrillard de Franse filosoof, socioloog

Provides new insights into the influential, yet enigmatic intellectual Jean Baudrillard.

Jean Baudrillard, once hailed as a ‘historian of the future’, remains a vital figure for understanding modern life. Famous for ideas like ‘simulation’ and the ‘hyperreal’, linked to postmodernism and The Matrix, Baudrillard was both celebrated and controversial, known for bold pronouncements about events like the Gulf War and 9/11. Yet the man himself was enigmatic, leading a public life while remaining personally elusive.

This first biography in English explores Baudrillard’s life and work, tracing his journey from the early years and French intellectual prominence to his global influence as a thinker, photographer and public intellectual. Using newly uncovered material, it provides fresh insights into his major works and ideas, offering readers a clear guide to his singular, uncompromising philosophy.

Jean Baudrillard werd op 27 juli 1929 in Reims, Frankrijk geboren. Hij studeerde Duits aan de Sorbonne en gaf op verschillende middelbare scholen in Frankrijk les in deze taal. In 1965 startte hij met de studie sociologie. In 1968 stopte met lesgeven en zette zich aan het schrijven van een doctorale studie over de sociologie van het dagelijkse leven. Tijdens de studentenopstand in mei 1968 was hij een van de leidende figuren op de achtergrond. in 1970 publiceerde hij het spraakmakende boek La Societé de consommation (De consumptiemaatschappij) waarna nog enige tientallen publicaties zouden volgen. Op 6 maart 2007 overlijdt hij in Parijs aan de golgen van kanker. Hij werd 77 jaar oud.

Emmanuelle Fantin is Associate Professor in Communication and Media Studies at Sorbonne Université. Her books include Le livre dont Jean Baudrillard est le héros (with Camille Zéhenne, 2023).

Bran Nicol is Professor of English Literature at the University of Surrey. His books include The Cambridge Introduction to Postmodern Fiction (2009).

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