Brutalism

by Achille Mbembe

Book Overview

In Brutalism, eminent social and critical theorist Achille Mbembe invokes the architectural aesthetic of brutalism to describe our moment, caught up in the pathos of demolition and production on a planetary scale. Just as brutalist architecture creates an affect of overwhelming weight and destruction, Mbembe contends that contemporary capitalism crushes and dominates all spheres of existence. In our digital, technologically focused era, capitalism...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1478025581
• ISBN13: 9781478025580
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 8.7"