The Situationist International continues to inspire activists, artists and theorists around the world. Tracing the group's develpment from the bohemian Paris of the '50s to the explosive days of May '68, Wark presents the group as an ensemble, rather than the brainchild and dominion of its most famous member, Guy Debord. Wark uncovers an international movement riven with conflicting passions and swept up in the storms of history. He also argues that its ideas and actions may still help us to escape the twenty-first century, while we still can.