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The revolution of everyday life /
One of the most important exponents of Situationist ideas presents an impassioned critique of modern capitalism in this cornerstone of modern radical thought. Originally published in early 1968, it both kindled and colored the May 1968 upheavals in France, which captured the attention of the world....
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Francés |
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Oakland, CA :
Pm,
2012.
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| Edición: | 1st PM Press ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | One of the most important exponents of Situationist ideas presents an impassioned critique of modern capitalism in this cornerstone of modern radical thought. Originally published in early 1968, it both kindled and colored the May 1968 upheavals in France, which captured the attention of the world. Naming and defining the alienating features of everyday life in consumer societysurvival rather than living in full, the call to sacrifice, the cultivation of false needs, the dictatorship of the commodity, subjection to social roles, and the replacement of God by the economythe book argues that the countervailing impulses that exist within deep alienationcreativity, spontaneity, poetrypresent an authentic alternative to nilhilistic consumerism. This carefully edited new translation marks the first North American publication of this important work and includes a new preface by the author. |
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| Notas: | Includes index. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 266 pages) |
| ISBN: | 1604867841 9781604867848 9781604867824 1604867825 9781922059116 1922059110 1306022681 9781306022682 |