In this book, Debord describes and critiques the way we live. The power ofthese ideas lies in their ability to question, identify, and name the common assumptions of the present. Debord develops the concept of The Spectacle, which describes the gaze of contemporary society. From its publication just before the May 1968 revolt in Paris, and ultimately inFuencing Occupy Wall Street, this book continues to transform a wide range of progressive philosophical and political movements, most notably anti-capitalism, postmodernism, marxism, and anarchism.

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La sociedad del espectáculo

First edition, Cambridge, MA USA, January 1, 2002

First hardcover edition, Cambridge, Massachusetts

United States, United States of America

1, 2021

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This new translation brings a concrete edge to the text, elaborating upon the original, and adding annotations. Bringing fifty years of prominent radical thinking back to the text, from Baudrillard to Odell to Zuboff—it’s clear that Debord’s book is more relevant in the era of social media, the attention economy, and the emergence of Surveillance Capitalism than ever before.

Table of Contents
Foreword
The Society of the Spectacle
Preface to the Third French Edition
I. Separation Perfected
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II. The Commodity as Spectacle
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III. Unity & Division within Appearances
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IV. The Proletariat as Subject and Representation
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V. Time & History
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VI. Spectacular Time
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VII. The Organization of Territory
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VIII. Negation and Consumption in the Cultural Sphere
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IX. Ideology Materialized
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Glossary
absolute lie (mensonge absolu)
the autonomous economy (l’économie autonome)
bourgeoisie / bourgeois
chronicle (la chronique)
commodity fetishism
consciousness
cyclical time (le temps cyclique)
détournement
diffuse spectacle
historical time (temps historique)
ideology
irreversible time (temps irréversible)
lived time (temps vécu)
petty-bourgeois
pseudo-cyclical time (temps pseudo-cyclique)
proletariat
recuperation (récupération)
separate power
time of production (temps du travail)
Bibliography
Index

Debord Describes And Critiques The Way We Live. The Power In These Ideas Lies In Their Ability To Question, Identify, And Name The Common Assumptions Of The Present. Developing The Concept Of The Spectacle, He Describes The “gaze” Of Contemporary Society. From Its Publication Just Before, And Ultimately Influencing The May 1968 Revolt In Paris And Occupy Wall Street, This Book Continues To Transform A Wide Range Of Progressive Philosophical And Political Movements, Most Notably Anti-capitalism, Postmodernism, Marxism, And Anarchism. This New Translation Brings A Concrete Edge To The Text, Elaborating Upon The Original, And Adding Annotations. Bringing Fifty Years Of Prominent Radical Thinking Back To The Text, From Baudrillard To Odell To Zuboff—it’s Clear That Debords’ Book Is More Relevant In The Era Of Social Media, The Attention Economy, And The Emergence Of Surveillance Capitalism Than Ever Before.

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.

In post-industrial societies where mass production and media predominate, life is presented as an immense accumulation of spectacles. Everything that was directly experienced has been replaced with its representation in the form of images.

IN SOCIETIES dominated by modern conditions of production, life is presented as an immense accumulation of spectacles.

2021-04-21