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Notes on the death of culture : essays on spectacle and society /

"A provocative essay collection that finds the Nobel laureate taking on the decline of intellectual life In the past, culture was a kind of vital consciousness that constantly rejuvenated and revivified everyday reality. Now it is largely a mechanism of distraction and entertainment. Notes on t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vargas Llosa, Mario, 1936- (Author)
Other Authors: King, John, 1950- (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Language Notes:Translation of: La civilización del espectáculo.
Published: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015.
Edition:First American edition.
Subjects:
Civilization, Modern > 20th century > Philosophy.
Culture > Philosophy > 20th century.
Social problems > History > 20th century.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General.
Civilization, Modern > Philosophy.
Culture > Philosophy.
Social problems.
1900-1999
History.
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Table of Contents:
  • Metamorphosis of a word
  • The civilization of the spectacle
  • A brief discourse on culture
  • Forbidden to forbid
  • The disappearance of eroticism
  • Culture, politics, and power
  • The opium of the people
  • Final thoughts.