Society of the Spectacle - Guy Debord

Society of the Spectacle - Guy Debord - cover of the 1983 edition showing a cinema audience wearing 3D glasses

The 1977 translation of this foundational text of Situationist theory.

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Submitted by Fozzie on April 11, 2026

Translated by Fredy Perlman and others.

The first English translation was published by Black & Red in 1970. It was revised in 1977, incorporating numerous improvements by friends and critics of the first translation.

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Reprinted in 1983

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