La Société du spectacle vs The Theory of the Leisure Class: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Classes sociales, Sociology, Philosophy

Cover of La Société du spectacle

La Société du spectacle Guy Debord · 1967 ★★★★☆ 4.0 167 pages · ≈ 3 h 06 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Theory of the Leisure Class

The Theory of the Leisure Class Thorstein Veblen · 1899 ★★★★☆ 3.8 172 pages · ≈ 3 h 11 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate La Société du spectacle higher: 4.0 vs 3.8 from 24378 votes.
La Société du spectacle is the easier read (Challenging), The Theory of the Leisure Class more demanding (Demanding).

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