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

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 Martin: My Autobiography (Martin Guy)(Paperback)

It was the start of the third lap of the 2010 Senior TT, the last race of the fortnight. The last chance to get a TT win for another year, and I was pushing hard. Ballagarey. The kind of corner that makes me continue road racing. A proper man's corner. You go through the right-hander at something

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

Preliminary Materials for a Theory of the Young-Girl (Tiqqun)(Paperback)

A theoretical dissection of capitalism's ultimate form of merchandise: the living spectacle of the Young-Girl.The Young-Girl is not always young; more and more frequently, she is not even female. She is the figure of total integration in a disintegrating social totality.--from Theory of the

The Distance (Vladislavic Ivan)(Paperback)

A boxing bildungsroman - a collage of memories, love, resistance, and the spectacle of Muhammed Ali in Apartheid South Africa. In the spring of 1970, a Pretoria schoolboy, Joe, becomes obsessed with Muhammad Ali. He begins collecting daily newspaper clippings about him, a passion that grows into

Warcraft: The Sunwell Trilogy #3: Ghostlands (Knaak Richard A.)(Paperback)

In the final volume of The Sunwell Trilogy, Anveena awakens to the horrific spectacle of Quel'Thalas, meanwhile friendships are put to the test, bonds are broken, and hope for the elves and their crippled land hangs in the

The McDonaldization of Society: Into the Digital Age (Ritzer George)(Paperback)

George Ritzer′s seminal work of critical sociology, The McDonaldization of Society, continues to stand as one of the pillars of modern sociological thought. Building on the argument that the fast food restaurant has become the model for the rationalization process today, this book links theory to

The Wandering Fire (Kay Guy Gavriel)(Paperback)

The Wandering Fire is the second novel of Guy Gavriel Kay's critically acclaimed fantasy trilogy, The Fionavar Tapestry. A mage's power has brought five university students from our world into a realm where an ancient evil has freed itself from captivity to wreak revenge on its enemies...The ice of

The Summer Tree (Kay Guy Gavriel)(Paperback)

The Summer Tree is the first novel of Guy Gavriel Kay's critically acclaimed fantasy trilogy, The Fionavar Tapestry. Five university students embark on a journey of self-discovery when they enter a realm of wizards and warriors, gods and mythical creatures--and good and evil...It all began with a

The Darkest Road (Kay Guy Gavriel)(Paperback)

In the conclusion of Guy Gavriel Kay's critically acclaimed fantasy trilogy, The Fionavar Tapestry, five university students from our world prepare to sacrifice themselves--as they enter into final battle against a power of unimaginable

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

Guy de Maupassant (Lloyd Christopher)(Paperback)

The most celebrated French storyteller of the nineteenth century, Guy de Maupassant was a master of the modern short story. Offering an intriguing picture of French life, his stories derive their enduring appeal from understated artistry, extreme craftsmanship, and the universality of his

Spectacle of Illusion - Magic, the paranormal & the complicity of the mind (Tompkins Matthew L.)(Pevná vazba)

Freakery: Cultural Spectacles of the Extraordinary Body (Thomson Rosemarie Garland)(Paperback)

A groundbreaking anthology that probes the disposition towards the visually different Giants. Midgets. Tribal non-Westerners. The very fat. The very thin. Hermaphrodites. Conjoined twins. The disabled. The very hirsute. In American history, all have shared the platform equally, as freaks, human

The Politics of Bureaucracy: An Introduction to Comparative Public Administration (Peters B. Guy)(Paperback)

Written by B. Guy Peters, a leading authority in the field, this comprehensive exploration of the political and policy making roles of public bureaucracies is now available in a fully revised seventh edition, offering extensive, well-documented comparative analysis of the effects of politics on

The Luckiest Guy Alive (Clarke John Cooper)(Paperback)

The godfather of British performance poetry - Daily TelegraphThe Luckiest Guy Alive is the first new book of poetry from Dr John Cooper Clarke for several decades - and a brilliant, scabrous, hilarious collection from one of our most beloved and influential writers and performers. From the 'Attack

The Book of Basketball: The NBA According to the Sports Guy (Simmons Bill)(Paperback)

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The NBA according to The Sports Guy--now updated with fresh takes on LeBron, the Celtics, and more Foreword by Malcom Gladwell - 'The work of a true fan . . . it might just represent the next phase of sports commentary.'--The Atlantic Bill Simmons, the wildly

Utamaro and the Spectacle of Beauty (Nelson Davis Julie)(Paperback)

Japanese artist Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806) was one of the most influential artists working in the genre of ukiyo-e, 'pictures of the floating world,' in late eighteenth-century Japan, and was widely appreciated for his prints of beautiful women. In 1804, at the height of his success, Utamaro

Making Monte Carlo: A History of Speculation and Spectacle (Braude Mark)(Paperback)

'A brisk historical tour of the marketing and selling of the small principality of Monaco and its famous city...A well-researched, dramatic rags-to-riches urban tale' (Kirkus Reviews) of Monte Carlo's rise from small principality to prosperous

The Political Economy of the Spectacle and Postmodern Caste (Asimakopoulos John)(Paperback)

Asimakopoulos cuts through Capitalism's ideological veil to reveal the caste system hiding beneath the spectacle of 21st century society