Vaneigem, Raoul
The Revolution of Everyday Life
- ISBN 13:
- 9781604866780
- author:
- Vaneigem, Raoul
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- PM Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2012
- Pages:
- 276
- Dimensions:
- 15.2 x 2 x 22.9 cm
- Genre:
- History, Political History, Anarchism,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Raoul Vaneigem's The Revolution of Everyday Life is a lyrical critique of modern society. Published in 2012, just months before the May 1968 upheavals in France, this book offers a personal and poetic analysis of the alienating features of consumer culture. Vaneigem identifies key aspects of everyday life that stifle individual freedom, including the pursuit of survival over living, the cultivation of false needs, and the dominance of the commodity. However, he also explores the countervailing impulses that persist within this alienation, such as creativity, spontaneity, and the desire for connection. In "The Revolution of Everyday Life", Vaneigem argues that to desire a different life is already a step towards creating it, and that fulfillment can be expressed in individual experience. This English translation was first published by Rebel Press of London in 1983.
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