The Society of the Spectacle - Hardcover

Debord, Guy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0942299809 ISBN 13: 9780942299809

Publisher: Zone Books, 1994

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author:

Writer, filmmaker, and cultural revolutionary, Guy Debord (1931–1994) was a founding member of the Lettrist International and Situationist International groups. His films and books, including Society of the Spectacle (1967), were major catalysts for philosophical and political changes in the twentieth century, and helped trigger the May 1968 rebellion in France.

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French

About this edition

• Publisher: Zone Books
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0942299809
• ISBN 13: 9780942299809
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 160