{"title":"Guy Debord","description":"\u003cp\u003eGuy Debord's works challenge conventional perceptions of society, exploring the pervasive influence of images and media in shaping modern life. His writing invites readers to critically examine the spectacle that dominates contemporary culture, blending philosophy with incisive social commentary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in philosophy and psychology, Debord's books offer a thought-provoking journey into the structures of power and communication. They are essential for those seeking to understand the complexities of modern social dynamics and the mechanisms behind cultural control.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-society-of-the-spectacle-by-guy-debord-9798887440569","title":"The Society of the Spectacle","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Society of the Spectacle\u003c\/i\u003e is a carefully considered effort to clarify the most fundamental tendencies and contradictions of the society in which we find ourselves, in order to facilitate its overthrow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGuy Debord was the founder of the Situationist International, the notorious avant-garde group that helped trigger the May 1968 revolt in France, which brought the entire country to a standstill for several weeks. His book, \u003ci\u003eThe Society of the Spectacle\u003c\/i\u003e, originally published in Paris in 1967, has been translated into more than twenty other languages and is arguably the most important radical work of the twentieth century. Ken Knabb's meticulous new translation is the first edition in any language to include extensive annotations, clarifying the historical allusions and revealing the sources of Debord's quotations and \"detournements.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eContrary to popular misconceptions, Debord's book is neither an ivory tower philosophical discourse nor a mere expression of protest. This makes the book more of a challenge, but it is also why it remains so pertinent more than half a century after its original publication, while countless other social theories and intellectual fads have come and gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt has, in fact, become even more pertinent than ever because the spectacle has become more all-pervading and glaringly obvious than ever. As Debord noted in his follow-up work, \u003ci\u003eComments on the Society of the Spectacle\u003c\/i\u003e (1988), \"spectacular domination has succeeded in raising an entire generation moulded to its laws.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDebord's book remains the best guidebook for understanding that mould and breaking it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47000817860844,"sku":"9798887440569","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/2b23d581f2f5ca7535f9aa0e470cdf49.jpg?v=1763323174"},{"product_id":"the-society-of-the-spectacle-by-guy-debord-9781922491282","title":"The Society of the Spectacle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'The Debordian analysis of modern life resonates more deeply and darkly than perhaps even its creator thought possible...' - \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Never before has Debord's work seemed quite as relevant as it does now' - \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Guy Debord is a time bomb, and a difficult one to defuse.' - Michael Löwy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1967, Guy Debord's stinging revolutionary critique of contemporary society, \u003cem\u003eThe Society of the Spectacle\u003c\/em\u003e has since acquired a cult status. The \u003cem\u003eDas Kapital\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'In \u003cem\u003eSociety of the Spectacle\u003c\/em\u003e, Debord sets out his best-known statement of how the categories of capitalism colonise everyday life to such an extent that we can barely imagine an existence beyond them.' - \u003cem\u003eSydney Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cem\u003eThe Society of the Spectacle\u003c\/em\u003e [is] about not just the clamor of images but also the silence of power, a silence which, since the seventies, has become deafening.' - McKenzie Wark\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Never before has Debord's work seemed quite as relevant as it does now, in the permanent present that he so accurately foretold? Open his book, read it, be amazed, pour yourself a glass of supermarket wine - as he would wish - and then forget all about it, which is what the Spectacle wants.' - Will Self\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'In \u003cem\u003eThe Society of the Spectacle\u003c\/em\u003e, Debord made plain that a 'unified critique of culture' implied a critique of the social totality. This was his practico-theoretical method throughout his career as a revolutionary: he saw no distinction between cultural work and political work.' - Bruce Russell\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I read [\u003cem\u003eThe Society of the Spectacle\u003c\/em\u003e] again and I thought, \"This is a fucking amazing book!\" I had forgotten how terrific it was, and it was actually quite different to how I remembered it. I insist that the key chapter is not the first one, on the spectacle itself, but the second to last - the chapter on détournement. To me, that concept is the great gift of the Situationists. [They] realized that one can exploit this critically - one can copy and correct in the direction of hope.' - \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuy Debord (1931-1994) was a Marxist theorist, writer, poet, filmmaker, hypergraphist, cultural revolutionary and a founding member of the Lettrist International and Situationist International - groups that fused avant-garde art and politics as an anti-capitalist weapon. Few works of political and cultural theory have been as enduringly provocative as Debord's \u003cem\u003eSociety of the Spectacle\u003c\/em\u003e, which decisively transformed debates on the shape of modernity, capitalism and contemporary life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47398060818668,"sku":"9781922491282","price":35.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/13323943482872.jpg?v=1773739706"},{"product_id":"the-society-of-the-spectacle-by-guy-debord-9780942299793","title":"The Society of the Spectacle","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFew works of political and cultural theory have been as enduringly provocative as Guy Debord's \u003cem\u003eThe Society of the Spectacle\u003c\/em\u003e. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47600381231340,"sku":"9780942299793","price":64.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780942299793-the-society-of-the-spectacle.jpg?v=1777988047"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/guy-debord.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}