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Discover 'Letter to My Children and the Children of the World to Come,' a profound exploration penned by the renowned theorist Raoul Vaneigem. This engaging trade paperback, published in 2019 by PM Press, serves as both a poignant reflection and a call to action for future generations. Ideal for readers seeking critical insights into contemporary social issues, this book challenges us to reckon with the legacy we leave behind. Vaneigem, a pivotal figure of the Situationist International, questions the kind of world we will hand down to our descendants, delving into the troubling realities imposed by a capitalist society. Within its pages, you will find a blend of subversive utopianism and a hopeful outlook on the younger generation’s potential to reclaim true human values amidst systemic challenges. The narrative underscores a vital message: even in adversity, there are glimpses of a new life force striving for a society rooted in genuine connection and care, beyond the grip of monetary power. This important work also engages with themes relevant to today's struggles, making it a must-read for anyone concerned about the future of humanity. As a perfect gift for the thinkers and dreamers in your life, this book empowers its readers to envision and cultivate a better world. Enjoy free shipping on your order, which typically arrives within 6 weeks. (Please note: once your order is placed, it cannot be canceled.)
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Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781629635125
Format: Trade paperback (US)
Year: 2019
Publisher: PM Press
Description:
Readers of Vaneigem’s now-classic work The Revolution of Everyday Life, which as one of the main contributions of the Situationist International was a herald of the May 1968 uprisings in France, will find much to challenge them in these pages written in the highest idiom of subversive utopianism.
Written some thirty-five years after the May “events,” this short book poses the question of what kind of world we are going to leave to our children. “How could I address my daughters, my sons, my grandchildren and great-grandchildren,” wonders Vaneigem, “without including all the others who, once precipitated into the sordid universe of money and power, are in danger, even tomorrow, of being deprived of the promise of a life that is undeniably offered at birth as a gift with nothing expected in return?”
A Letter to My Children provides a clear-eyed survey of the critical predicament into which the capitalist system has now plunged the world, but at the same time, in true dialectical fashion, and “far from the media whose job it is to ignore them,” Vaneigem discerns all the signs of “a new burgeoning of life forces among the younger generations, a new drive to reinstate true human values, to proceed with the clandestine construction of a living society beneath the barbarity of the present and the ruins of the Old World.”
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781629635125
Format: Trade paperback (US)
Year: 2019
Publisher: PM Press
Description:
Readers of Vaneigem’s now-classic work The Revolution of Everyday Life, which as one of the main contributions of the Situationist International was a herald of the May 1968 uprisings in France, will find much to challenge them in these pages written in the highest idiom of subversive utopianism.
Written some thirty-five years after the May “events,” this short book poses the question of what kind of world we are going to leave to our children. “How could I address my daughters, my sons, my grandchildren and great-grandchildren,” wonders Vaneigem, “without including all the others who, once precipitated into the sordid universe of money and power, are in danger, even tomorrow, of being deprived of the promise of a life that is undeniably offered at birth as a gift with nothing expected in return?”
A Letter to My Children provides a clear-eyed survey of the critical predicament into which the capitalist system has now plunged the world, but at the same time, in true dialectical fashion, and “far from the media whose job it is to ignore them,” Vaneigem discerns all the signs of “a new burgeoning of life forces among the younger generations, a new drive to reinstate true human values, to proceed with the clandestine construction of a living society beneath the barbarity of the present and the ruins of the Old World.”