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Ken knabb bureau of public secrets, po box 1044, berkeley ca 94701, usa. His own englishlanguage writings, many of which were anthologized in public secrets 1997, have been translated into. To request this item, please note the following information library. Of the few books ive read recently, i was particularly intrigued by ken knabbs public secrets. Best known for his translations of guy debord and the situationist international, ken knabb has also published a study of the. Rejecting all morality and legal restraint, making sweeping denunciations of their fellow students, their professors, god, religion, the clergy, and the governments and political and social systems of the entire world, these cynics do not hesitate to advocate theft, the destruction of scholarship, the abolition of work, total subversion, and a permanent worldwide proletarian revolution with. Bureau of public secrets, po box 1044, berkeley ca 94701, usa. Public secrets collected skirmishes of ken knabb author. May 05, 2020 the joy of revolution ken knabb sep 18, pp. I was drawn to this book by my interest in situationist theory. Pdf public secrets download full pdf book download. Collected skirmishes of ken knabb bureau of public secrets, 1997 situationist international anthology revised and expanded edition bureau of public secrets, 2006 the society of the spectacle, by guy debord, rebel press, 2004. Translated from the french and annotated by ken knabb.
The first half of the book consists of two new texts. Public secrets is a great book for those desiring to learn more about situationist philosophy, from the leading american authority on the subject. Table of contents of gateway to the vast realms by ken knabb 2004. John zerzan and fifth estate, see a look at some of the responses to public secrets. A case study by ken knabb the realization and supression of religion open letter to the tokyo libertaire group by ken knabb. Jun 10, 2019 the joy of revolution ken knabb sep 18, pp. Get public secrets collected skirmishes of ken knabb pdf file for free from our online library created date. Public secrets isnt one of nora roberts most popular books.
Collected skirmishes of ken knabb by ken knabb 1997 english pdf. Its not one that gets mentioned much and i know a lot of her readers dont particularly care for it. A veritable treasure trove of pamphlets, texts, posters, comics, articles. Public secrets represent the communication phenomenon where public knowledge, though tacitly acknowledged and widely espoused, is never incorporated into organizational actions and daily routines. Ken knabb this exhibition was originally inspired by american author ken knabbs writings on the situationist international, which was the first counterculture he focused on. Read online and download pdf ebook public secrets collected skirmishes of ken knabb. Situationist international anthology ken knabb first edition. Situationist international anthology ken knabb download. Secrets publics ken knabb bureau of public secrets.
Jan 01, 2002 the greatest hits, and a fine read for anyone interested in situationist ideas, anarchism, the 60s counterculture and beyond. His works include the relevance of rexroth 1990, the situationist international anthology 1981, and the collection public secrets 1997. Public secrets collected skirmishes of ken knabb ak press. Situationist international anthology by ken knabb overdrive. The greatest hits, and a fine read for anyone interested in situationist ideas, anarchism, the 60s counterculture and beyond. The joy of revolution is a series of observations on the problems and possibilities of a global antihierarchical revolution. Public secrets collected skirmishes of ken knabb bureau of public secrets, 1997 isbn 9780939682034 408 pages. Dec 26, 2019 the joy of revolution ken knabb sep 18, pp. Ken knabbs translations from the situationist international plus knabbs own writings on radical topics from the 1960s to the present. Ken knabb born 1945 is an american writer, translator, and radical theorist, known for his translations of guy debord and the situationist international. Gateway to the vast realms bureau of public secrets.
The author, ken, donated a number of his books to an anarchist bookstore in the bay area. Mar 31, 2020 the joy of revolution ken knabb sep 18, pp. Ken knabb confessions of a mildmannered enemy of the state 1997 from public secrets. Bureau of public secrets ken knabb march, 1973 march, 1977. Collected skirmishes of ken knabb, 19701997 ken knabbs collected writings, zines, comics, broadsides, and a hand full of translations. The book is divided into three sections under the headings, the joy of revolution, confessions of a mildmannered enemy of the state, and a final collection of previous publications. Mar 14, 2019 public secrets is a great book for those desiring to learn more about situationist philosophy, from the leading american authority on the subject. Ken knabb s translations from the situationist international plus knabb s own writings on radical topics from the 1960s to the present.
Known for his translations of guy debord and the situationist international, ken knabb is a translator, writer and radical theorist. Public secrets collected skirmishes of ken knabb 19701997. Some facts of life utopia or bust stalinist communism and reformist socialism are merely variants of capitalism representative democracy versus delegate democracy irrationalities of capitalism some exemplary modern revolts. Berkeley, 1981 to publish a revised and expanded edition. Ken knabb owner at bureau of public secrets san francisco bay area publishing. The joy of revolution visions of a liberated society and how we might get there and confessions of a mildmannered enemy of the state autobiography, plus earlier articles, leaflets and posters on the sixties counterculture, wilhelm reich, kenneth rexroth, gary snyder, radical buddhists, chinese anarchists, the 1970 polish revolt, the 1979 iranian uprising, the gulf war, etc. Ken knabb translated and published the situationist international anthology, selling over 14,000 copies. Ken knabb has translated numerous works by guy debord and the situationist international. Jul, 2007 using ken knabb sfrom the bureau of public secrets translation of the situationist work the passage of a few persons through a rather brief unity of time, weve incorporated the words into a. Public secrets is a comprehensive collection of his own writings over a period of three decades. Bureau of public secrets making petrified conditions dance by singing them their own tune. Sep 18, 2010 ken knabb confessions of a mildmannered enemy of the state 1997 from public secrets. Bureau of public secrets situationist texts and translations ken knabbs translations from the situationist international plus knabbs own writings on radical topics from the 1960s to the present. Confessions of a mildmannered enemy of the state the.