Henri Lefebvre is recognised as one of the influential social theorists of the Twentieth Century. This book presents a range of Lefebvre's thought. It reinforces the centrality of Lefebvre to debates in social and spatial theory, but also sets Lefebvre's work in the context of his philosophical and political concerns.

Introduction: Coming to Terms with Lefebvre; Marxism and Philosophy; 1. Retrospections; 2. Unity of Doctrine; 3. Prolegomenas; 4. Marxian Thought and Sociology; 5. Beyond Structuralism; 6. Hegel, Marx, Nietzche; 7. Triads and dyads; 8. Twelve theses on logic and dialectic; 9. State; 10. Becoming and the Historical; Everyday Life; 1. Mystification: Notes for a Critique of Everyday Life; 2. Elucidations; 3. The Social Context; 4. The End of Modernity?; 5. On Vulgarity; 6. Myths in Everyday Life; The Country and the City; 1. Perspectives on Rural Sociology; 2. Introduction to the Study of the Habitat of the 'Pavillon'; 3. Levels and Dimensions; 4. The Other Parises; History, Time and Space; 1. The Inventory; 2. Time and Space; 3. The Style of the Commune; 4. The Rhythmanalytical Project; 5. The Worldwide Experience; 6. Preface to the New Edition; Politics; 1. Nation and Culture; 2. Between Yourself and You; 3. Being a Communist; 4. From the Social Pact to the Contract of Citizenship; 5. Some Questions About Asking Questions.