
In America France's leading philosopher of postmodernism took to the freeways to produce a collection of traveler's tales from the land of hyperreality From the sierras of New Mexico to the streets of New York & LA by night-- a sort of luminous geometric incandescent immensity A--Baudrillard mixes apercus & observations with a wicked sense of fun to provide a unique insight into the country that dominates the world In this new edition leading cultural critic & novelist Geoff Dyer offers a thoughtful & perceptive take on the continuing resonance of Baudrillard's book in Obama's America