The Society of the Spectacle

Guy Debord, Donald Nicholson-Smith, Donald Nicholson- Smith

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French

Zone Books
21 March 1995

Literary theory; Philosophy; Western philosophy, from c 1900 -; Cultural studies; Political science & theory

Series: The Society of the Spectacle

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 20th century. Now available in English translation, Debord's text remains as crucial for understanding the contemporary effects of power, which are increasingly inseparable from the new virtual worlds of our rapidly changing image/information culture.

By: Guy Debord
Translated by: Donald Nicholson-Smith, Donald Nicholson- Smith
Imprint: Zone Books
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 318g
ISBN: 9780942299793
ISBN 10: 0942299795
Series: The Society of the Spectacle
Pages: 154
Publication Date: 21 March 1995
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

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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. --Guy Debord (1988)