Comments on the Society of the Spectacle by Guy Debord (English) Paperback Book

Description: Comments on the Society of the Spectacle by Guy Debord, Malcolm Imrie Stinging revolutionary critique of contemporary society. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description First published in 1967, Guy Debords stinging revolutionary critique ofcontemporary society, The Society of the Spectacle has since acquired acult status. Credited by many as being the inspiration for the ideasgenerated by the events of May 1968 in France, Debords pitiless attackon commodity fetishism and its incrustation in the practices of everydaylife continues to burn brightly in todays age of satellite televisionand the soundbite. In Comments on the Society of the Spectacle, publishedtwenty years later, Debord returned to the themes of his previousanalysis and demonstrated how they were all the more relevant in aperiod when the "integrated spectacle" was dominant. Resolutely refusingto be reconciled to the system, Debord trenchantly slices through thedoxa and mystification offered tip by journalists and pundits to showhow aspects of reality as diverse as terrorism and the environment, theMafia and the media, were caught up in the logic of the spectacularsociety. Pointing the finger clearly at those who benefit from the logicof domination, Debords Comments convey the revolutionary impulse atthe heart of situationism. Author Biography Guy Debord was born in Paris in 1931 and committed suicide in 1994. A Marxist theorist, French writer, poet, filmmaker, hypergraphist and founding member of the groups Letterist International and Situationist International, Debord is best known as the leading theoretician of the situationist movement. His works translated into English include The Society of the Spectacle, Comments on the Society of the Spectacle, and Panegyric. Review Guy Debord is a time bomb, and a difficult one to defuse.A" Michael Lowy Promotional "Guy Debord is a time bomb, and a difficult one to defuse." -Michael Löwy Review Quote "Their general headquarters is secret but I think that it is somewhere in London. They are not students, but are what is known as situationists; they travel everywhere and exploit the discontents of students."- News of the World Details ISBN1844676722 Author Malcolm Imrie Language English Edition 3rd ISBN-10 1844676722 ISBN-13 9781844676729 Media Book Format Paperback Short Title COMMENTS ON THE SOCIETY OF-3E Birth 1931 Imprint Verso Books Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 301 NZ Release Date 2011-01-10 Year 2011 Translator Malcolm Imrie Publication Date 2011-01-10 UK Release Date 2011-01-10 Pages 104 Publisher Verso Books Edition Description 3rd edition Audience Undergraduate AU Release Date 2010-12-02 Series Radical Thinkers Set 05 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161588127;

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