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Synopsis
Lefebvre, Love and Struggle provides the only comprehensive guide to Lefebvre's work. It is an accessible introduction to one of the most significant European thinkers of the twentieth century.
Rob Shields draws on the full range of Lefebvres writings, including many previously untranslated and unpublished works and correspondence. Topics covered include Lefebvre's early relationship with Marxism, his critique of the rise of fascism, as well as his Critique of Everyday Life and the significant work on urban space for which he is best known today.
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Henri Lefebvre was at the center on intellectual life in Paris for almost 80 years. He was involved with Andr<'e> Breton's surrealism as a student, with the young Sartre and the formation of existentialism, and in later years with Guy Debord's situationists and the activists of the 1960s and 1970s. This study provides a guide to his work, covering many previously untranslated and unpublished works and correspondence. Shields is associate professor and director of the Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies at Carleton University, Canada. Cloth edition (0-93694), $75. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)