| The Spell of Capital: Reification and Spectacle Contributor(s): Gandesha, Samir (Editor), Hartle, Johan Frederik (Editor), Lijster, Thijs (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 9089648518 ISBN-13: 9789089648518 Publisher: Amsterdam University Press OUR PRICE: $129.69 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (1.05 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book explores the tradition, impact, and contemporary relevance of two key ideas from Western Marxism: Georg Luk cs'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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gandesha, Samir: - Samir Gandesha is associate professor and director of the Institute for the Humanities at Simon Fraser University. |
