The Spell of Capital - Reification and Spectacle (Hardcover, 0)

This book explores the tradition, impact, and contemporary relevance of two key ideas from Western Marxism: Georg Lukacs's concept of reification, in which social aspects of humanity are viewed in objectified terms, and Guy Debord's concept of the spectacle, where the world is packaged and presented to consumers in uniquely mediated ways. Bringing the original, yet now often forgotten, theoretical contexts for these terms back to the fore, Johan Hartle and Samir Gandesha offer a new look at the importance of Western Marxism from its early days to the present moment-and reveal why Marxist cultural critique must continue to play a vital role in any serious sociological analysis of contemporary society.

General

Imprint:	Amsterdam University Press
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Release date:	March 2017
Editors:	Samir Gandesha • Johan Frederik Hartle
Contributors:	Thijs Lijster • Sudeep, Dasgupta • Noortje Leij • Kati Roettger • Willow Verkerk • Joost Bloois
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	224
Edition:	0
ISBN-13:	978-90-896485-1-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Marxism & Communism Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies
LSN:	90-896485-1-8
Barcode:	9789089648518

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