THE CRISIS OF THE GROSS NATIONAL SPECTACLE

(Berkeley): (Robert Cooperstein), 1976. First Edition. Very good +.. First edition. Situationist essay on modern political economy, discussing the failures of Keynesianism during the "stagflation" period of the '70s, and the inevitability of further crisis under capitalism. "In moments where nothing seems to work, the spectacle falls back upon its powers of incantation; which defines our project negatively as that of demystifying the incantations of power." [Ford 166]. Wraps. 8vo. Saddle-stapled yellow leatherette wraps. Very good plus. Light bleaching to edges. Clean, unmarked throughout. 13pp.