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Guy Debord
Andy Merrifield
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Paperback. Guy Debord (1931-94) was one of the most important intellectual figures of the twentieth century. Filmmaker and poet, urban critic and political theorist, adventurer and activist extraordinaire during Paris' May 1968 uprisings, Debord was simultaneously behind and ahead of his times. This work focuses on the particulars of Debord's life. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 174 pages, 20 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 268.
Guy Debord (1931-94) was one of the most important and intriguing intellectual figures of the twentieth century. Filmmaker and poet, urban critic and political theorist, adventurer and activist extraordinaire during Paris' May 1968 uprisings, Debord was simultaneously behind and ahead of his times. Best-known as guru of the avant-garde revolutionary movement the Situationist International (1957-72), and for a classic indictment of post-war capitalist consumerism The Society of the Spectacle (1967), Debord's life and work remains fascinating to this day. Yet the man himself remained elusive and enigmatic throughout his life. Master urban tactician in the 1950s, political muckraker, organizer and ... Read more
Guy Debord (1931-94) was one of the most important and intriguing intellectual figures of the twentieth century. Filmmaker and poet, urban critic and political theorist, adventurer and activist extraordinaire during Paris' May 1968 uprisings, Debord was simultaneously behind and ahead of his times. Best-known as guru of the avant-garde revolutionary movement the Situationist International (1957-72), and for a classic indictment of post-war capitalist consumerism The Society of the Spectacle (1967), Debord's life and work remains fascinating to this day. Yet the man himself remained elusive and enigmatic throughout his life. Master urban tactician in the 1950s, political muckraker, organizer and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
174
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Series
Critical Lives
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861892614
SKU
V9781861892614
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About Andy Merrifield
Andrew Merrifield is an educator and writer. His books include The Urbanization of Injustice (edited with Erik Swyngedouw, New York University Press, 1997), Dialectical Urbanism: Social Struggles in the Capitalist City (Monthly Review Press, 2002), and Metromarxism: A Marxist Tale of the City (Routledge, 2002)
Reviews for Guy Debord
Writing a good biography, like Andy Merrifield's Guy Debord, requires a balance of humility and hubris ... I recommend that anyone who reads The Society of the Spectacle also check out this biography ... Merrifield captures much of what what is left unsaid about Debord, the happiness and melancholy that are abstractly present beneath the surface of his political theories. ... Read more