Description
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Rob Shields draws on the full range of Lefebvres writings, including many previously untranslated and unpublished works and correspondence.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.
Table of Contents
Preface and acknowledgements, 1 Lefebvre’s significance, 2 Adventure, art and wars 1905–45, 3 Foundation works: Philosophies, Hegel, Surrealism, 4 False authenticity: the roots of Fascism, 5 Moments of presence, 6 The critique of everyday life: Marx and Nietzsche, 7 Postwar intellectual, 8 Father of the dialectic and critic of Structuralism, 9 Existential Marxism: Sartre, 10 The production of space, 11 Conclusion, Bibliography of Lefebvre’s work, Secondary sources, Index
