The Society of the Spectacle
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The Society of the Spectacle (French: La société du spectacle) is a 1967 work of philosophy and Marxist critical theory by Guy Debord, in which the author develops and presents the concept of the Spectacle. The book is considered a seminal text for the Situationist movement. Debord published a follow-up book Comments on the Society of the Spectacle in 1988.[1]
1967 book by Guy Debord
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Author | Guy Debord |
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Original title | La société du spectacle |
Translator | Donald Nicholson-Smith |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Subject | Spectacle |
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Media type | Print (Hardcover, Paperback) |
Pages | 154 (1994 Zone Books edition) |
ISBN | 0-942299-79-5 (1994 Zone Books edition) |
Part of the Politics series on |
The Situationist International |
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