Leaving The Twentieth Century
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Leaving The Twentieth Century
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Author : McKenzie Wark
language : en
Publisher: Verso Books
Release Date : 2024-08-20
Leaving The Twentieth Century written by McKenzie Wark and has been published by Verso Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-08-20 with Philosophy categories.
The Situationist International, who came to the fore during the Paris tumults of 1968, were revolutionary thinkers who continue to influence movements and philosophy into the twenty-first century. Mostly know for Guy Debord's The Society of the Spectacle as well as other key texts, the group was in fact hugely diverse and radical. In XXX McKenzie Wark explores the full range of the movement. At once an extraordinary counter history of radical praxis and a call to arms in the age of financial crisis and the resurgence of the streets Wark traces the group's development from the bohemian Paris of the '50s to the explosive days of May '68, Wark's take on the Situationists is biographically and historically rich, presenting the group as an ensemble creation, rather than the brainchild and dominion of its most famous member, Guy Debord. Roaming through Europe and the lives of those who made up the movement-including Constant, Asger Jorn, Michle Bernstein, Alex Trocchi and Jacqueline De Jong-Wark uncovers an international movement riven with conflicting passions. She also follows the narrative beyond 1968 to show what happened after the movement disintegration exploring the lives and ideas of T.J. Clark, the Fourierist utopia of Raoul Vaneigem, Ren Vienet's earthy situationist cinema, Gianfranco Sangunetti's pranking of the Italian ruling class, Alice-Becker Ho's account of the anonymous language of the Romany, Guy Debord's late films and his surprising work as a game designer.
Leaving The 20th Century
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Author : Christopher Gray
language : en
Publisher: Bread and Circuses Publishing
Release Date : 2014-09-09
Leaving The 20th Century written by Christopher Gray and has been published by Bread and Circuses Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-09 with Political Science categories.
The first Situationist text to be published in the UK in 1974, ‘Leaving the 20th Century’ was Chris Gray and the English situationists’ attempt to capture and distil the vibrant anti-art, anti-capitalist energy of the original International Situationist texts (1957-74). With its loose translations and irreverent commentary, Gray and co. attempted to capture the “terrorism, wit and general megalomania” of the original publications, whilst faithfully reprinting the “photographs of girls, soldiers, bombings, comic-strip frames, maps of cities and diagrams of labyrinths, cathedrals and gardens.” From the art/anti-art beginnings, to the role of the Situationists in the worker-student insurrection of May 68’, ‘Leaving the 20th Century’ remains the definitive English pro-situ text.
The Spectacle Of Disintegration
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Author : McKenzie Wark
language : en
Publisher: Verso Books
Release Date : 2013-03-12
The Spectacle Of Disintegration written by McKenzie Wark and has been published by Verso Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-12 with Philosophy categories.
Following his acclaimed history of the Situationist International up until the late sixties, The Beach Beneath the Street, McKenzie Wark returns with a companion volume which puts the late work of the Situationists in a broader and deeper context, charting their contemporary relevance and their deep critique of modernity. Wark builds on their work to map the historical stages of the society of the spectacle, from the diffuse to the integrated to what he calls the disintegrating spectacle. The Spectacle of Disintegration takes the reader through the critique of political aesthetics of former Situationist T.J. Clark, the Fourierist utopia of Raoul Vaneigem, René Vienet’s earthy situationist cinema, Gianfranco Sangunetti’s pranking of the Italian ruling class, Alice-Becker Ho’s account of the anonymous language of the Romany, Guy Debord’s late films and his surprising work as a game designer. At once an extraordinary counter history of radical praxis and a call to arms in the age of financial crisis and the resurgence of the streets, The Spectacle of Disintegration recalls the hidden journeys taken in the attempt to leave the twentieth century, and plots an exit from the twenty first. The dustjacket unfolds to reveal a fold-out poster of the collaborative graphic essay combining text selected by McKenzie Wark with composition and drawings by Kevin C. Pyle.
Planetary
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Author : Warren Ellis
language : en
Publisher: Wildstorm
Release Date : 2005
Planetary written by Warren Ellis and has been published by Wildstorm this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Comics & Graphic Novels categories.
"Originally published in single magazine form as Planetary #13-18, c2001, 2003, 2004."
The World Turned Inside Out
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Author : James Livingston
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2010
The World Turned Inside Out written by James Livingston and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with History categories.
The World Turned Inside Out explores American thought and culture in the formative moment of the late twentieth century in the aftermath of the fabled Sixties. The overall argument here is that the tendencies and sensibilities we associate with that earlier moment of upheaval decisively shaped intellectual agendas and cultural practices--from the all-volunteer Army to the cartoon politics of Disney movies--in the 1980s and 90s. By this accounting, the so-called Reagan Revolution was not only, or even mainly, a conservative event. By the same accounting, the Left, having seized the commanding heights of higher education, was never in danger of losing the so-called culture wars. At the end of the twentieth century, the argument goes, the United States was much less conservative than it had been in 1975. The book takes supply-side economics and South Park equally seriously. It treats Freddy Krueger, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Ronald Reagan as comparable cultural icons.
The Rest Is Noise
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Author : Alex Ross
language : en
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Release Date : 2007-10-16
The Rest Is Noise written by Alex Ross and has been published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-10-16 with Music categories.
Winner of the 2007 National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism A New York Times Book Review Top Ten Book of the Year Time magazine Top Ten Nonfiction Book of 2007 Newsweek Favorite Books of 2007 A Washington Post Book World Best Book of 2007 In this sweeping and dramatic narrative, Alex Ross, music critic for The New Yorker, weaves together the histories of the twentieth century and its music, from Vienna before the First World War to Paris in the twenties; from Hitler's Germany and Stalin's Russia to downtown New York in the sixties and seventies up to the present. Taking readers into the labyrinth of modern style, Ross draws revelatory connections between the century's most influential composers and the wider culture. The Rest Is Noise is an astonishing history of the twentieth century as told through its music.
The Italian Left In The Twentieth Century
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Author : Alexander De Grand
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989-03-22
The Italian Left In The Twentieth Century written by Alexander De Grand and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-03-22 with History categories.
"... a very fair and intelligent description of the vicissitudes of the two parties and students seeking a readable and jargon-free overview of the subject-matter should be directed to this text." --History "De Grand's study is exceptional in its comprehensive historical perspective... a revealing and evocative synthesis." --Marion S. Miller "De Grand is a useful guide to the complex history of the Italian left." --Thomas R. Brooks, New York City Tribune "An excellent overview of the vital Italian left-wing... " --Book Reader "This is a well-written, readable, rather detailed though not ponderous, discussion of the politics of the parties of the Italian Left in this century up to the present time." --Perspective "... will add immeasurably to our understanding of and appreciation for a country tormented at various times in the past century." --Mediterranean Quarterly "... well-written and extensively researched... De Grand illustrates a clear and obvious path of development on the Italian left... " --L'Italo-Americano "It is... a pleasure to note the appearance of Alexander De Grand's book... By providing an almost side-by-side summary of the thought and action of both parties... De Grand renders a unique contribution." --American Historical Review "... a good starting point for students of Italian history and politics, as well as anyone with an interest in the modern European Left.... It offers both a solid introduction to, and a persuasive interpretation of, its subject." --Journal of Modern History De Grand chronicles the history of the Italian Socialist and Communist parties--natural allies yet also enemies, in the struggle to reform society.
Britain In The Twentieth Century
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Author : Charles More
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-05-22
Britain In The Twentieth Century written by Charles More and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-22 with History categories.
In a century of rapid social change, the British people have experienced two world wars, the growth of the welfare state and the loss of Empire. Charles More looks at these and other issues in a comprehensive study of Britain’s political, economic and social history throughout the twentieth century. This accessible new book also engages with topical questions such as the impact of the Labour party and the role of patriotism in British identity.
Thinking The Twentieth Century
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Author : Timothy Snyder
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2013-02-07
Thinking The Twentieth Century written by Timothy Snyder and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-07 with History categories.
Two explorers set out on a journey from which only one of them will return. Their unknown land is that often fearsome continent we call the 20th Century. Their route is through their own minds and memories. Both travellers are professional historians still tormented by their own unanswered questions. They needed to talk to one another, and the time was short. This is a book about the past, but it is also an argument for the kind of future we should strive for. Thinking the Twentieth Century is about the life of the mind - and the mindful life.
Out Of Step
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Author : Sidney Hook
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Release Date : 1987
Out Of Step written by Sidney Hook and has been published by HarperCollins Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
One of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century details the events of his career and describes meetings with people who have shaped the philosophical and political character of recent history.