Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Situationist International Anthology Revised and Expanded Edition by Ken Knabb Situationist International Anthology: Revised and Expanded Edition by Ken Knabb. B U R E A U O F P U B L I C S E C R E T S. Situationist International Anthology. Revised and Expanded Edition, 2006. 532 pages. APPENDIXES. Table of Contents of the Situationist International Anthology, edited and translated from the French by Ken Knabb. Originally published by the Bureau of Public Secrets in 1981 (2nd printing 1989, 3rd printing 1995). This online version follows the revised and expanded edition (December 2006). No copyright. Ken Knabb. Ken Knabb (born 1945) is an American writer, translator, and radical theorist, [1] known for his translations of Guy Debord and the Situationist International. His own English-language writings, many of which were anthologized in Public Secrets (1997), have been translated into over a dozen additional languages. [2] He is also a respected authority on the political significance of Kenneth Rexroth. [3] Early life. Knabb was born in Louisiana in 1945 and raised in Missouri. He attended Shimer College from 1961 to 1965, then moved to Berkeley, California, where he took part in the countercultural and radical adventures of the 1960s. [4] In 1969, having become disillusioned with the increasingly authoritarian tendencies in the New Left movement, he became an anarchist. Later that same year, he discovered some pamphlets by the Situationist International and was so struck by them that he began experimenting with critiques and interventions in a style similar to that of the situationists. Over the next few years, he taught himself French in order to read the original situationist writings (most of which were then unavailable in English) and made several extended visits to France to meet various situationist groups and individuals, as well as shorter trips to meet contacts in other European countries and in Japan and Hong Kong. [5] Works. In 1981, Knabb published the Situationist International Anthology , a large collection of articles drawn mostly from the French journal Internationale Situationniste . His other translations include Guy Debord's film scripts ( Complete Cinematic Works ), Debord's The Society of the Spectacle , and Ngo Van's In the Crossfire: Adventures of a Vietnamese Revolutionary . Knabb's own writings include leaflets, comics, pamphlets and articles on Wilhelm Reich, Georges Brassens, Gary Snyder, the 1960s hip counterculture, the 1970 Polish revolt, the 1979 Iranian revolution, the 1991 Gulf war, the 2006 anti-CPE revolt in France, and the 2011 Occupy movement. Longer works include The Relevance of Rexroth (a study of the anarchist poet and essayist Kenneth Rexroth), Gateway to the Vast Realms (a reader's guide to 500 recommended books), and The Joy of Revolution (an examination of the pros and cons of diverse radical tactics followed by some speculations on how a nonstate and noncapitalist postrevolutionary society might function). [6] Perspectives. Although Knabb has remained in substantial agreement with most of the situationist perspectives, some of his writings can be seen as attempts to meld, or at least to juxtapose, those perspectives with the rather different tone and scope of Kenneth Rexroth and with the experiential insights of Zen Buddhism (he is a long-time Zen practitioner). In a 1977 pamphlet, for example, he critiqued what he saw as the situationists' blindspot regarding religion. [7] Conversely, he has also criticized the political naiveté of "socially engaged" Buddhists. [8] Another of his recurring themes is the importance of paying attention to the psychological or "subjective" aspect of radical activities. [9] Search AbeBooks. We're sorry; the page you requested could not be found. AbeBooks offers millions of new, used, rare and out-of-print books, as well as cheap textbooks from thousands of booksellers around the world. Shopping on AbeBooks is easy, safe and 100% secure - search for your book, purchase a copy via our secure checkout and the bookseller ships it straight to you. Search thousands of booksellers selling millions of new & used books. New & Used Books. New and used copies of new releases, best sellers and award winners. Save money with our huge selection. Rare & Out of Print Books. From scarce first editions to sought-after signatures, find an array of rare, valuable and highly collectible books. Textbooks. Catch a break with big discounts and fantastic deals on new and used textbooks. CATALOG. The Society of the Spectacle, originally published in Paris in 1967, has been translated into more than twenty other languages and is arguably the most important radical book of the twentieth century. This is the first edition in any language to include extensive annotations, clarifying the historical allusions and revealing the sources of Debord’s “d�tournements.� Contrary to popular misconceptions, Debord�s book is neither an ivory tower “philosophical” discourse nor a mere expression of “protest.� It is a carefully considered effort to clarify the most fundamental tendencies and contradictions of the society in which we find ourselves. This makes it more of a challenge, but it is also why it remains so pertinent nearly half a century after its original publication while countless other social theories and intellectual fads have come and gone. It has, in fact, become even more pertinent than ever, because the spectacle has become more all-pervading than ever � to the point that it is almost universally taken for granted. Most people today have scarcely any awareness of pre-spectacle history, let alone of anti-spectacle possibilities. As Debord noted in his follow-up work, Comments on the Society of the Spectacle (1988), �spectacular domination has succeeded in raising an entire generation molded to its laws.� O rder this book directly from AK Distribution. This title is also available as an ebook. You can buy it from AK Distribution or from your favorite ebook provider. Situationist International Anthology Revised and Expanded Edition Edited and translated by Ken Knabb Bureau of Public Secrets, 2006 ISBN 978-0-93968-204-1 532 pages. $20.00. In 1957 a few European avant-garde groups came together to form the Situationist International. Picking up where the dadaists and surrealists had left off, the situationists challenged people�s passive conditioning with carefully calculated scandals and the playful tactic of d�tournement . Seeking a more extreme social revolution than was dreamed of by most leftists, they developed an incisive critique of the global spectacle- commodity system and of its “Communist” pseudo-opposition, and their new methods of agitation helped trigger the May 1968 revolt in France. Since then — although the SI itself was dissolved in 1972 — situationist theories and tactics have continued to inspire radical currents all over the world. The Situationist International Anthology, generally recognized as the most comprehensive and accurately translated collection of situationist writings in English, presents a rich variety of articles, leaflets, graffiti and internal documents, ranging from early experiments in “psychogeography” to lucid analyses of the Watts riot, the Vietnam War, the Prague Spring, the Chinese Cultural Revolution and other crises and upheavals of the sixties. For this new edition the translations have all been fine-tuned and over 100 pages of new material have been added. Order this book directly from AK Distribution. This title is also available as an ebook. You can buy it from AK Distribution or from your favorite ebook provider. Public Secrets Collected Skirmishes of Ken Knabb Bureau of Public Secrets, 1997 ISBN 978-0-93968-203-4 408 pages. $15.00. Ken Knabb has translated numerous works by Guy Debord and the Situationist International. Public Secrets is a comprehensive collection of his own writings over a period of three decades. The first half of the book consists of two new texts. “The Joy of Revolution” is a series of observations on the problems and possibilities of a global antihierarchical revolution. Beginning with a brief overview of the failure of Bolshevism and the inadequacy of reformism, it examines the pros and cons of a wide range of radical tactics, then concludes with some speculations on what a liberated society might be like. “Confessions of a Mild-Mannered Enemy of the State” is largely concerned with Knabb’s situationist activities, but it also includes reminiscences of the sixties counterculture and accounts of his Zen practice and other later ventures. The second half of the book contains virtually all of Knabb’s previous publications. Beginning with his 1970 disruption of a Gary Snyder poetry reading, it includes critiques of the New Left and the counterculture; accounts of situationist groups, tactics and scandals; translations of several French texts; an appreciation of the great writer and social critic, Kenneth Rexroth; pamphlets, posters, comics and articles on Wilhelm Reich, radical Buddhists, Japanese anarchists, Chinese dissidents, the 1970 Polish revolt, the 1979 Iranian uprising; and the widely reproduced Gulf war tract, “The War and the Spectacle.” The aim throughout is to bring the real choices into the open and to incite people to make their own radical experiments. Guy Debord: Complete Cinematic Works Translated and edited by Ken Knabb AK Press, 2003 ISBN 978-1-90259-383-8 268 pages, 62 illustrations. $19.00. Guy Debord, founder of the Situationist International and fomenter of the May 1968 revolt in France, was also the creator of six tantalizingly inaccessible films. Following the still-unsolved assassination of the films� producer in 1984, all of them were withdrawn from circulation for nearly twenty years. This new edition of Debord�s film scripts accompanies the long-awaited rerelease of these astonishing works, the most important radical films ever made. One of the films is an adaptation of Debord�s own book, The Society of the Spectacle . Others evoke his adventures in the bohemian underworld of 1950s Paris, which he contrasts with the increasingly ignorant, ugly and alienated world that has since been produced by modern capitalism. In each case Debord simultaneously attacks the film medium itself, challenging spectators to create their own adventures instead of passively consuming the pseudo-adventures that are presented to them. Ken Knabb�s meticulous new translation of the scripts � which he was asked to make by Debord�s widow and which will also be used in subtitling the films themselves � is supplemented with numerous illustrations and documents and elucidated by extensive annotations. With chronology, filmography, bibliography, and index. Ngo Van: In the Crossfire: Adventures of a Vietnamese Revolutionary Edited by Ken Knabb and H�l�ne Fleury Translated by H�l�ne Fleury, Hilary Horrocks, Ken Knabb, and Naomi Sager AK Press, 2010 ISBN 978-1-84935-013-6 296 pages, 70 illustrations. $19.95. Although the Vietnam War is still well known, few people are aware of the decades of struggles against the French colonial regime that preceded it, many of which had no connection with the Stalinists (Ho Chi Minh’s Communist Party). The Stalinists were ultimately victorious, but only after they systematically destroyed all the other oppositional currents. This book is the story of these other movements and revolts, caught in the crossfire between the French and the Stalinists, told by one of the few survivors. Ngo Van’s In the Crossfire is one of those rare books like Voline’s The Unknown Revolution or Orwell’s Homage to Catalonia that almost single-handedly unveil moments of hidden history — sublime moments when people break through the bounds of the “possible” and strive to create a life worthy of their deepest dreams and aspirations. Order this book directly from AK Press. This title is also available as an ebook. You can buy it from AK Distribution or from your favorite ebook provider. The Relevance of Rexroth By Ken Knabb Bureau of Public Secrets, 1990 ISBN 978-0-93968-202-7 88 pages. $5.00. A critical appreciation of the great poet, essayist and social critic Kenneth Rexroth, who wryly described his main themes as “sex, mysticism and revolution,” and who was the leading inspiration behind the San Francisco Renaissance of the fifties and sixties. Note: The complete text of this small book is also included in Public Secrets . ISBN 13: 9780939682041. Literary Nonfiction. Politics. Critical Theory. Art. In 1957 a few European avant-garde groups came together to form the Situationist International. Picking up where the dadaists and surrealists had left off, the situationists challenged people's passive conditioning with carefully calculated scandals and the playful tactic of detournement. Seeking a more extreme social revolution than was dreamed of by most leftists, they developed an incisive critique of the global spectacle-commodity system and of its "Communist" pseudo-opposition, and their new methods of agitation helped trigger the May 1968 revolt in France. Since then—although the SI itself was dissolved in 1972—situationist theories and tactics have continued to inspire radical currents all over the world. The SITUATIONIST INTERNATIONAL ANTHOLOGY, generally recognized as the most comprehensive and accurately translated collection of situationist writings in English, presents a rich variety of articles, leaflets, graffiti and internal documents, ranging from early experiments in "psychogeography" to lucid analyses of the Watts riot, the Vietnam War, the Prague Spring, the Chinese Cultural Revolution and other crises and upheavals of the sixties. For this new edition the translations have all been fine-tuned and over 100 pages of new material have been added. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. Text: English, French (translation) "The accused have never denied the charge of misappropriating the funds of the Strasbourg Student Union. Indeed, they openly admit to having made the union pay nearly 5000 francs for the printing of 10,000 pamphlets, not to mention the cost of other literature inspired by the 'Situationist International.' These publications express aims and ideas which, to put it mildly, have nothing to do with the purpose of a student union. . . . Rejecting all morality and legal restraint, making sweeping denunciations of their fellow students, their professors, God, religion, the clergy, and the governments and political and social systems of the entire world, these cynics do not hesitate to advocate theft, the destruction of scholarship, the abolition of work, total subversion, and a permanent worldwide proletarian revolution with 'unrestrained pleasure' as its only goal." -- Judge Llabador, Strasbourg District Court 1966.