Cool Capitalism
eBook - ePub

Cool Capitalism

  1. 288 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Cool Capitalism

About this book

Thomas Frank coined the term 'the conquest of cool'. This book shows how this conquest is at the heart of the dynamics of contemporary capitalism. Jim McGuigan argues that 'cool capitalism' incorporates disaffection into capitalism itself, absorbing rebellion and neutralising opposition to the present system of culture and society. The book explores a huge variety of cultural examples, from the sleek images of mainstream advertising, to the fringes of artistic production, offering a vigourous critique of our understanding of subversion, resistance and counter-culturalism. Is there is still any space left for rebellion against the seductive power of the free market economy?

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Information

Publisher
Pluto Press
Year
2009
eBook ISBN
9781783718269
Edition
1
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Media Studies
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Preface and Acknowledgements
  7. Introduction: On ‘Cool’
  8. 1. The Spirits of Capitalism
  9. 2. The Great Refusal
  10. 3. Consumer Culture
  11. 4. Market Values
  12. 5. Working Life
  13. 6. Anti-Capitalism Revisited
  14. Notes
  15. Index

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