Rethinking the Spectacle: Guy Debord, Radical Democracy, and the Digital Age (Penner Devin)(Paperback)

Rethinking the Spectacle: Guy Debord, Radical Democracy, and the Digital Age (Penner Devin)(Paperback)

Spectacle is usually considered a superficial form of politics, which tries to influence viewers by shocking, distracting, emotionally overwhelming, or even deceiving them. It is difficult to see how this type of politics could be reconciled with the democratic requirement of active and informed

Society of the Spectacle (Debord Guy)(Paperback / softback)

The Society of the Spectacle (Debord Guy)(Paperback)

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,

Correspondence: The Foundation of the Situationist International (June 1957--August 1960) (Debord Guy)(Paperback)

Letters by writer, filmmaker, and cultural revolutionary Guy Debord conjure a vivid picture of the dynamic first years of the Situationist International movement.Yesterday, the police interrogated me at length about the journal and other Situationist organizations. It was only a beginning. This is,

Caring Democracy: Markets, Equality, and Justice (Tronto Joan C.)(Paperback)

A rethinking of American democracy that puts caring responsibilities at the center Americans now face a caring deficit: there are simply too many demands on people's time for us to care adequately for our children, elderly people, and ourselves.At the same time, political involvement in the United

Rethinking Public Relations: Persuasion, Democracy and Society (Moloney Kevin)(Paperback)

This new (third) edition of Rethinking Public Relations continues the argument of previous editions that public relations is weak propaganda. However, while earlier editions focused on PR as representative of the uneven power distribution in society, this book goes further, conceiving the power of

Spectacular Science, Technology and Superstition in the Age of Shakespeare (Chiari Sophie)(Paperback)

Explores the interaction between science, literature and spectacle in Shakespeare's era To the readers who ask themselves: 'What is science?', this volume provides an answer from an early modern perspective, whereby science included such various intellectual pursuits as history, poetry, occultism

Libraries and Archives in the Digital Age (Mizruchi Susan L.)(Paperback)

The role of archives and libraries in our digital age is one of the most pressing concerns of humanists, scholars, and citizens worldwide. This collection brings together specialists from academia, public libraries, governmental agencies, and non-profit archives to pursue common questions about

Delete: The Virtue of Forgetting in the Digital Age (Mayer-Schnberger Viktor)(Paperback)

Delete looks at the surprising phenomenon of perfect remembering in the digital age, and reveals why we must reintroduce our capacity to forget. Digital technology empowers us as never before, yet it has unforeseen consequences as well. Potentially humiliating content on Facebook is enshrined in

Zed (Kavenna Joanna)(Paperback / softback)

Self-anointed guru of the Digital Age, Guy Matthias, CEO of Beetle, has become one of the world's most powerful and influential

How to Win Friends and Influence People in the Digital Age (Carnegie Dale)(Paperback)

An adaptation of Dale Carnegie's timeless prescriptions for the digital age. Dale Carnegie's time-tested advice has carried millions upon millions of readers for more than seventy-five years up the ladder of success in their business and personal lives. Now the first and best book of its kind has

Rethinking Old Age: Theorising the Fourth Age (Higgs Paul)(Paperback)

With the aspiration for a long life now achievable for many individuals, the status of old age as a distinct social position has become problematic. In this radical re-examination of the nature of old age, Paul Higgs and Chris Gilleard reveal the emergence of a 'fourth age' that embodies the most

The Age of Spectacle: Adventures in Architecture and the 21st-Century City (Dyckhoff Tom)(Paperback)

'A great storyteller . . . you would be hard pushed to find a more knowledgeable or entertaining [guide]' Icon 'Such an interesting book . . . I cannot recommend it enough.' Lauren Laverne In Dubai, a luxury apartment block is built in the shape of a giant iPod. In China, President Xi Jinping

Cinema in the Digital Age (Rombes Nicholas)(Paperback)

Have digital technologies transformed cinema into a new art, or do they simply replicate and mimic analogue, film-based cinema? Newly revised and expanded to take the latest developments into account, Cinema in the Digital Age examines the fate of cinema in the wake of the digital revolution

The Gift of Sex: A Guide to Sexual Fulfillment (Penner Clifford)(Paperback)

Are you hoping to reignite the passion in your relationship? Join Clifford and Joyce Penner as they share the time-tested secrets to finding fulfillment in your marriage.Clifford, a licensed clinical psychologist, and Joyce, a registered nurse and clinical nurse specialist, have been married for

Industrial Development Report 2020: Industrializing in the Digital Age (United Nations)(Paperback)

The emergence and diffusion of advanced digital production (ADP) technologies clustered around the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) is radically altering the nature of manufacturing production, increasingly blurring the boundaries between physical and digital production systems. The significant

Technology and the Historian: Transformations in the Digital Age (Crymble Adam)(Paperback)

Charting the evolution of practicing digital history Historians have seen their field transformed by the digital age. Research agendas, teaching and learning, scholarly communication, the nature of the archive--all have undergone a sea change that in and of itself constitutes a fascinating

Building Anglo-Saxon England (Blair John)(Paperback)

A radical rethinking of the Anglo-Saxon world that draws on the latest archaeological discoveries This beautifully illustrated book draws on the latest archaeological discoveries to present a radical reappraisal of the Anglo-Saxon built environment and its inhabitants. John Blair, one of the

The Digital Party: Political Organisation and Online Democracy (Gerbaudo Paolo)(Paperback)

From the Pirate Parties in Northern Europe to Podemos in Spain and the 5-Star Movement in Italy, from the movements behind Bernie Sanders in the United States and Jeremy Corbyn in the United Kingdom, to Jean-Luc Melenchon's presidential bid in France, the last decade has witnessed the rise of a new

Marketing in the Digital Age (Kumar Dinesh)(Paperback)

A comprehensive and engaging textbook on use and application of digital tools in marketing in a rapidly changing world. This textbook describes how digital methods can enhance marketing experience by going beyond cliched metrics of likes and shares in marketing strategies. Marketing in the

The Digital Doctor: Hope, Hype, and Harm at the Dawn of Medicine's Computer Age (Wachter Robert)(Paperback)

Hamlet's Blackberry: Building a Good Life in the Digital Age (Powers William)(Paperback)

'A brilliant and thoughtful handbook for the Internet age.' --Bob Woodward 'Incisive ... Refreshing ... Compelling.' --Publishers Weekly A crisp, passionately argued answer to the question that everyone who's grown dependent on digital devices is asking: Where's the rest of my life? Hamlet's

Introducing the Ancient Greeks: From Bronze Age Seafarers to Navigators of the Western Mind (Hall Edith)(Paperback)

The ancient Greeks invented democracy, theater, rational science, and philosophy. They built the Parthenon and the Library of Alexandria. Yet this accomplished people never formed a single unified social or political identity. In Introducing the Ancient Greeks, acclaimed classics scholar Edith Hall

Gruesome Spectacles: Botched Executions and America's Death Penalty (Sarat Austin)(Paperback)

Gruesome Spectacles tells the sobering history of botched, mismanaged, and painful executions in the U.S. from 1890 to the present. Since the book's initial publication in 2014, the cruel and unusual executions of a number of people on death row, including Clayton Lockett in Oklahoma and Joseph