The Revolution of Everyday Life
by Raoul Vaneigem
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Author: Raoul VaneigemTranslator: Donald Nicholson-Smith
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); French (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2001-04-20
ISBN: 0946061017
Number of pages: 279
Publisher: Rebel Press
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Book Review: "We have nothing in common except the illusion of being together."
Summary: 5 Stars
No Amazon review can really do this masterpiece justice. This is simply one of those classics that will sweep you away, leaving you stunned that someone was able to so precisely articulate the mechanical alienation from self and palpable inner decay that you feel daily as you sit in your cubicle (wash, rinse, repeat) and mimic the farcical motions assigned to humans in modern industrial civilization--a hierarchical vaccum in which "survival" is contingent upon our economic value, obedience to Power and our ability to force others to either consume or produce. The dominance of the lie of economic value has poisoned every area of our lives and left us defunct as human beings, most notably stealing from us the innate urge to spontaneously create and give.
Vaneigem attacks the dead, vacuous nature of modern life with all of the venomous intensity conceivable. He does not misuse or mince words. Each sentence is filled to the brim with harsh truth, the sheer brute force of which will take your breath away.
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I recommend at least printing it out to fully revel and enjoy the intensity, though!
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