{"product_id":"leaving-the-twentieth-century-mckenzie-wark-9781804294864","title":"Leaving the Twentieth Century: Situationist Revolutions","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe highly-acclaimed history of the ground-breaking Situationist movement, in one volume for the first time\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Society of the Spectacle\u003c\/i\u003e as well as other key texts, the group was in fact hugely diverse and radical. In \u003ci\u003eLeaving The 20th Century \u003c\/i\u003eMcKenzie Wark explores the full range of the movement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt 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, Michèle Bernstein, Alex Trocchi and Jacqueline De Jong--Wark uncovers an international movement riven with conflicting passions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe 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, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e McKenzie Wark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1804294861\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781804294864\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/20\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"McKenzie Wark","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44919788208383,"sku":"9781804294864","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f87aba30-e96a-454d-9aa2-72f9ef15517f.jpg?v=1710359425","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/leaving-the-twentieth-century-mckenzie-wark-9781804294864","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}