Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vii
4. 1. On Non-Postmodernity 1
5. 2. Mass Media Culture 14
6. 3. The Linguistic Imaginary 33
7. 4. The Ecliptic of Sex 49
8. 5. The Beaubourg Effect: Implosion and Deterrence 57
9. 6. Please Follow Me 71
10. 7. The Evil Demon of Images 83
11. 8. The Gulf War: Is It Really Taking Place? 99
12. 9. Pataphysics of the Year 2000 122
13. 10. Impossible Exchange 132
14. 11. The Millennium, or the Suspense of the Year 2000 153
15. 12. Truth or Radicality? The Future of Architecture 171
16. 13. The Art Conspiracy 186
17. 14. Requiem for the Twin Towers 192
18. 15. Pornography of War 198
19. 16. Contemporary Art: Art Contemporary with Itself 203
20. 17. The Pyres of Autumn 212
21. 18. We Have Never Been Postmodern: Reading Jean Baudrillard 217
22. Index 225