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Society of the Spectacle Paperback – 24 Feb 2006

by Guy Debord (Author)

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ISBN-13: 978-0946061129 ISBN-10: 0946061122 Edition: New ed

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The Das Kapital of the 20th century. An essential text, and the main theoretical work of the situationists. Few works of political and cultural theory have been as enduringly provocative. From its publication amid the social upheavals of the 1960's 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. This new edition is the Ken Knabb translation. Certainly it has the most "modern" design of all three editions, as well as a short new introduction from the translator.

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Paperback: 110 pages
Publisher: Rebel Press,London; New ed edition (1 January 1992)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0946061122
ISBN-13: 978-0946061129
Product Dimensions: 12.7 x 0.6 x 20.3 cm
Boxed-product Weight: 181 g
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 75,089 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #71 in Books > Politics, Philosophy & Social Sciences > Politics & Government > Political Science > Reference
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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

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Born in Paris in 1931, Guy Debord was a filmmaker, social critic, and founder and longtime member the Situationist International (1957-1972). He died in 1994.

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B. J. Ford

Translation is awful.....

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I don't think of myself as someone who shies away from tackling a challenging text (whether the difficulty is attributable to poor writing, or to the complexity of the ideas being communicated, or to some other reason), but....
I ordered this version because it was the least expensive. The publisher is Black & Red, and the translator is not named.
Use Amazon's "Look Inside" feature to compare this edition to the Donald Nicholson-Smith translation (which is available free online as a 64 page .pdf Adobe Acrobat file), and you'll see what I mean.
I called Amazon's customer service because I didn't know what reason to give for the return ("Lousy Translation"?). As usual, they were very helpful, e-mailed me a return label, and gave me an instant refund, so I'm sending this edition back to them.

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The Theory of Everything

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This book is amazing!

This book is arraigned as a series of statements. The statements vary in complexity; some are simple, declarative statements, others are complex, with run-on sentences. There are no page numbers in Debord’s book. Debord’s text consists of some two hundred aphorisms, some simple, others tersely worded and complex, from which he analyzes the full spectrum of the surrounding society and world.

Debord’s is a philosophical indictment of Capitalism. Debord’s primary thesis that Capitalism reduces society to a series of spectacle, images, which cloud reality and in which everything becomes a mere commodity. It is a topsy-turvy world, where the lie is Sacred and the truth reviled.

The impact of Capitalism begins far earlier with Time and Space. Debord’s precise theory is that Capitalism corrupts humanity’s management and perception of Time and Space. Time and Space are divided into more and more discreet pieces, reduced to a commodity, affecting the quality of life. Society, everyday life is reduced to spectacle; from the corruption of society, the arts and sciences are corrupted.

Debord’s book is a legitimate book of pure philosophy. The only difference is that Debord’s book bears a connection and relevance to everyday life. It will change yours.

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Tim Lukeman

Required & indispensible reading

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Decades old, this slim volume has only become more relevant with age, delineating the ways in which we are shaped by false & distorted images of reality, rather than reality itself. If anything, the advent of the digital age has only increased the power of the image-makers to shape how we view both the world & ourselves -- and that view is utterly artificial & infinitely malleable. Those who control the images control society ... and we see this every day, in the consumerist lifestyle that's fed to a hungry populace eager to gobble it down. Anything of depth, from political discourse to ethical questions to the spiritual dimensions of life, is reduced to simplistic slogans & images designed to manipulate the individual as subtly but irrevocably as possible.

But did I say "the individual"? Even a cursory glance at contemporary society reveals few genuine individuals. The image of individuality is marketed & sold, of course, so that everyone feels special & singular; but the end result always seems to be people who are "individuals" just like millions of others, all believing themselves to be unique. Yet they all buy the same lifestyle, the same ideas, the same Pavlovian responses to their environment, just as they've been perfectly programmed to do. Oh, there's a gloss of superficial variation, to enhance the notion of individuality! But as for the real thing? The few who don't buy into the image are those derided as freaks, outsiders, uncool, etc.

Let's face it -- even the ideas expressed in this review can & have been commodified, marketed & sold to plenty of people. That's how insidious & pervasive the society of the spectacle really is. We are everywhere faced with a shiny, trendy, relentlessly cheerful image designed to flatter & ensnare us in its meshes. None of us escapes it entirely ... but the first steps are recognizing the lie of the image & reclaiming as much of our own reality as we can. That's what this book will help you do -- highly recommended!

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M. Noack

Five star book & a good clear translation

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Five star book & a good clear translation. Debord is pretty clear & concise in any event. The problem with this Kindle edition is the lack of links. It is not particularly easy on a kindle to constantly jump between text & footnotes, & as this translation is annotated, every section is footnoted. I did not pay $7.99 for a text which is available free online because I am an idiot. I paid the money with the expectation that the text would be easier to use. Link the notes.

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