Name: Critique of Everyday Life
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Author: Henri Lefebvre
ISBN: 9781781683170

Type

Physical Book

Author

Henri Lefebvre

Publisher

Verso

Year

2014

Language

English

Pages

912

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

23.1 x 15.2 x 4.8 cm

Weight

0.86 kg.

ISBN13

9781781683170

Synopsis "Critique of Everyday Life "

Henri Lefebvre's magnum opus: a monumental exploration of contemporary society. Henri Lefebvre's three-volume Critique of Everyday Life is perhaps the richest, most prescient work by one of the twentieth century's greatest philosophers. Written at the birth of post-war consumerism, the Critique was a philosophical inspiration for the 1968 student revolution in France and is considered to be the founding text of all that we know as cultural studies, as well as a major influence on the fields of contemporary philosophy, geography, sociology, architecture, political theory and urbanism. A work of enormous range and subtlety, Lefebvre takes as his starting-point and guide the "trivial" details of quotidian experience: an experience colonized by the commodity, shadowed by inauthenticity, yet one which remains the only source of resistance and change. This is an enduringly radical text, untimely today only in its intransigence and optimism.

Henri Lefebvre

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Henri Lefebvre (Hagetmau, France, 1901 – Navarrenx, 1991) was a French philosopher and sociologist, known for his contributions to humanist Marxism and the critique of everyday life. Throughout his career, he wrote over 60 works covering topics such as urbanization, the production of space, and modernity. Among his most influential books are Critique of Everyday Life (1947), The Right to the City (1968), The Urban Revolution (1970), and The Production of Space (1974). These works have been fundamental in disciplines such as sociology, geography, and urban studies.

Lefebvre introduced key concepts such as the "right to the city" and the idea that space is a social construct, challenging traditional notions of urban planning. His dialectical approach and critique of capitalism have influenced social and academic movements, especially in the context of the May 1968 student revolts in France. His legacy continues in contemporary debates about spatial justice and the role of the citizen in shaping the urban environment.

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