Translation of: L'échange symbolique et la mort. - Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-247) and index
Aimed at students and academics in social and cultural theory, this book presents Baurillard's critical appraisal of social theories as diverse as traditional Marxism, cybernetics, ethnography, psychoanalysis, feminist thought, communications theory and semiotics