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

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,

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

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,

Through the Language Glass - Why The World Looks Different In Other Languages (Deutscher Guy)(Paperback / softback)

Does language reflect the culture of a society? Is our mother-tongue a lens through which we perceive the world? Can different languages lead their speakers to different thoughts? This title states that contrary to the fashionable academic consensus of today, the answer to all these questions is -

Guy Fawkes & The Gunpowder Plot (Brimacombe Peter)(Paperback / softback)

Branded one of the greatest villains of all time, the name Guy Fawkes is synonymous with a spectacular crime that never

Brightness Long Ago (Kay Guy Gavriel)(Paperback / softback)

Guy Gavriel Kay, bestselling author of the groundbreaking novels Under Heaven, River of Stars and Children of Earth and Sky returns with yet another breathtaking

Sky Chasers (Carroll Emma)(Paperback / softback)

Magpie witnesses a strange spectacle above the streets of Paris: a boy suspended in the air. It ends in disaster - even so, Magpie is enthralled by the idea of flying. But others, too, are determined to discover Montgolfier's secrets

Writings of the Young Marx on Philosophy and Society (Marx Karl)(Paperback / softback)

Age of Gladiators - Savagery and Spectacle in Ancient Rome (Matthews Rupert)(Paperback / softback)

Benjamin and the Super Spectacles (Bright Rachel)(Paperback / softback)

The second fantastic tale from the Wonderful World of Walter and Winnie - an enchanting new picture book series from Rachel

Ghost of Grotteskew (Bass Guy)(Paperback / softback)

The ghost of a villainous ne'er-do-well is haunting the corridors of Castle Grotteskew, gunning for Stitch Head's heart ... and soul. Will he surrender to the evil ghost and agree to do his

Unfolding Of Language (Deutscher Guy)(Paperback / softback)

Presents an investigation into the evolution of language. This book exposes the elusive forces of creation at work in human communication. Along the way, it teaches why German maidens are neuter while German turnips are female, why we have feet not foots, and how great changes of pronunciation may

Rudolf Steiner's Research into Karma - and the Mission of the Anthroposophical Society (Prokofieff Sergei O.)(Paperback / softback)

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

Riviera Set (Lovell Mary S.)(Paperback / softback)

A portrait of high society in the twentieth century, told through the stories of the guests of Maxine Elliott and Prince Aly Khan at the Chateau de l'Horizon in

Hunting Evil (Walters Guy)(Paperback / softback)

At the end of the Second World War some of the highest ranking members of the Nazi party escaped from justice. Guy Walters has travelled the world in pursuit of the real account of how the Nazis escaped at the end of the war, the attempts, sometimes successful, to bring them to justice, and what

Children of Earth and Sky (Kay Guy Gavriel)(Paperback / softback)

The extraordinary all-new epic fantasy from the beloved author of

Discovery of France (Robb Graham)(Paperback / softback)

Winner of both the Duff Cooper and the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje prizes, The Discovery of France is full of quirky anecdotes and sketches of people, places and

Midnight Palace (Zafon Carlos Ruiz)(Paperback / softback)

From the author of THE SHADOW OF THE WIND, the haunting story of a secret society and a labyrinthine railway station with a dark

Who Killed My Father (Louis Edouard)(Paperback / softback)

Who Killed My Father is the story of a tough guy - the story of the little boy I never

Elizabeth - The Forgotten Years (Guy John)(Paperback / softback)

History Rocks: the City (Fox Guy)(Paperback / softback)

Gold-Rimmed Spectacles (Bassani Giorgio)(Paperback / softback)

Into the insular town of 1930s Ferrara, a new doctor arrives. Fadigati is hopeful and modern, and more than anything wants to fit into his new home. But his fresh, appealing appearance soon crumbles when the townsfolk discover his homosexuality, and the young man he pays to be his lover humiliates