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The Society of the Spectacle

by Guy Debord

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Few works of political and cultural theory have been as enduringly provocative as Guy Debord's The Society of the Spectacle From its publication amid the social upheavals of the 1960s up to the present, the volatile theses of this book have decisively transformed debates on the shape of modernity, capitalism and everyday life in the late twentieth cenlury. Now finally available in a superb English translation approved by the author, Debord's text remains as crucial as ever for understanding the contemporary effects of power, which are increasingly inseparable from the new virtual worlds of our rapidly changing image/information culture.

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andquot;In all that has happened in the last twenty years, the most important change lies in the very continuity of the spectacle. Quite simply, the spectacle's domination has succeeded in raising a whole generation moulded to its laws. The extraordinary new conditions in which this entire generation has lived constitute a comprehensive summary of all that, henceforth, the spectacle will forbid; and also all that it will permit.andquot;
andmdash;Guy Debord (1988)

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For the first time, Guy Debord's pivotal work Society of the Spectacle appears in a definitive and authoritative English translation.

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Written in self-sufficient and dense paragraphs, Debord's work dabbles in Marxism and notions of commodity fetishism, challenging the epistemological basis of our society as we know it. Using semiotics as the lense of examination, Society of the Spectacle is guaranteed not to disappoint.
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ISBN:
9780942299793
Translator:
Nicholson-Smith, Donald
Author:
Nicholson-Smith, Donald
Author:
Debord, Guy
Publisher:
Zone Books (NY)
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Modern
Subject:
Social Psychology
Subject:
Sociology - General
Subject:
Social classes
Subject:
Proletariat
Subject:
History & Surveys - Modern
Subject:
General Philosophy
Copyright:
Edition Number:
1st pbk. ed.
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Series Volume:
no. 7
Publication Date:
September 1995
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
154
Dimensions:
9.01x5.99x.54 in. .59 lbs.

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