The Rebel Sell

How The Counter Culture Became Consumer Culture

Joseph Heath, Andrew Potter

360 pages, parution le 17/03/2005

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An explosive rejection of the myth of the counterculture in the most provocative book since No Logo.

In this wide-ranging and perceptive work of cultural criticism, Joseph Heath and Andrew Potter shatter the central myth of radical political, economic and cultural thinking. The idea of a counterculture - that is, a world outside of the consumer dominated one that encompasses us - pervades everything from the anti-globalisation movement to feminism and environmentalism. And the idea that mocking the system, or trying to "jam" it so it will collapse, they argue, is not only counterproductive but has helped to create the very consumer society that rad icals oppose.

In a lively blend of pop culture, history and philosophical analysis, Heath and Potter offer a startlingly clear picture of what a concern for social justice might look like without the confusion of the counterculture obsession with being different.

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The Birth of Counterculture
Freud Goes to California
Being Normal
I Hate Myself and Want to Buy
Extreme Rebellion
Uniforms and Uniformity
From Status-Seeking to Coolhunting
Coca-Colonization
Thank You, India
Spaceship Earth

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Éditeur(s)	Capstone Publications
Auteur(s)	Joseph Heath, Andrew Potter
Parution	17/03/2005
Nb. de pages	360
Format	16 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	544g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9781841126548
ISBN13	978-1-84112-654-8