The Society of the Spectacle

''The Debordian analysis of modern life resonates more deeply and darkly than perhaps even its creator thought possible...'' - The New Yorker

''Never before has Debord''s work seemed quite as relevant as it does now'' - The Guardian

''Guy Debord is a time bomb, and a difficult one to defuse.'' - Michael L¿wy

First published in 1967, Guy Debord''s stinging revolutionary critique of contemporary society, The Society of the Spectacle has since acquired a cult status. The Das Kapital of the 20th century. An essential text, and the main theoretical work of the Situationists. Few works of political and cultural theory have been as enduringly provocative. From its publication amid the social upheavals of the 1960''s up to the present, the volatile theses of this book have decisively transformed debates on the shape of modernity, capitalism, and everyday life.

''In Society of the Spectacle, Debord sets out