Introduction Coming to Terms with Lefebvre. Part 1 Marxism and Philosophy: Retrospections; Unity of Doctrine; Prolegomenas; Marxian Thought and Sociology; Beyond Structuralism; Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche; Triads and dyads; 12 theses on logic and dialectic; State; Becoming and the Historical. Part 2 Everyday Life: Mystification - Notes for a Critique of Everyday Life; Elucidations; The Social Context; The End of Modernity?; On Vulgarity; Myths in Everyday Life. Part 3 The Country and the City: Perspectives on Rural Sociology; Introduction to the Study of the Habitat of the "Pavillon"; Levels and Dimensions; The Other Parises. Part 4 History, Time and Space: The Inventory; Time and Space; The Style of the Commune; The Rhythmanalytical Project; The Worldwide Experience; Preface to the New Edition. Part 5 Politics: Nation and Culture; Between Yourself and You; Being a Communist; From the Social Pact to the Contract of Citizenship; Some Questions About Asking Questions.

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