About this title: Few works of political and cultural theory have been as enduringly provocative as Guy Debord's "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 century. Now finally available in a superb English translation approved by the author, Debord's text remains as crucial as ever for the understanding of contemporary effects of power, which are increasingly inseparable from the new virtual worlds of ...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Black & Red
Date Published: 1983-06-01
ISBN-13:9780934868075ISBN:0934868077
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Black & Red, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2000
Description: Near Fine. Reprint. NF. Softcover, unpaginated, b&w illustrations, light edgewear with previous owners initals on ffep, else a crisp, clean and tight copy. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Zone Books
Date Published: 1995-11-01
ISBN-13:9780942299793ISBN:0942299795
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Zone Books
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780942299793ISBN:0942299795
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Description: Fair. B000WVD0B8 Published in 1983 / minor wear to soft cover / previous owner's name on first page / about 14 pages have considerable highlighting / discounted because of these defects / the rest of the pages are good and clean / fair condition. read more
Edition: First Separate
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Zone
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780942299793ISBN:0942299795
Description: Collectible; Very Good. VG+ 4TH IMPRESSION 1998 ZONE BOOKS PAPERBACK WITH ORIGINAL COVER AND INTRO. DEBORD'S FABULOUS DECONSTRUCTION OF MODERN EVERYDAY LIFE. LIGHT RUB TO BASE OF CORNER OF SPINE ONLY, OTHERWISE VG UNMARKED BRIGHT COPY. IMMEDIATE 1ST CLASS/AIRMAIL DISPATCH WORLDWIDE. read more
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"Serious style issues here. Some keen insight into late capitalism nonetheless. Mostly gave me ideas for making t-shirts. Still trying to wrap my head around the visual, the spectacle, as the paradigm through which to analyze global capitalism."
"Goodreads doesn't allow me to enter this book multiple times, despite the existence of three different translations. I like the Donald Nicholsan-Smith translation the best, followed by Ken Knabb's work and finally the first English translation by Fredy Perlman.
I first read this book around the time I left highschool, and it hit me like a brick. Rereading it a few years after that I got more from it, and I would like to read it again in a group at some point."
"The Society of the Spectacle created a paradigm shift in my understanding of the relationship of media, culture, and class structure in Western developed countries. It was not easy to read, but very well worth the effort for the epiphanies."
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