Cool capitalism

by McGuigan, Jim

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Full title :Cool capitalism / Jim McGuigan.

Summary

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 thereby neutralising opposition to the present system of culture and society. McGuigan 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. Has capitalism really colonised our planet? McGuigan shows that there is still some space left for rebellion against the seductive power of the free market economy.--

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2009.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Pluto Press
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:2009.

The Physical Object

Description:1 v. (XII-282 p.) ; : 22 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780745326405, 0745326404, 0745326781, 9780745326788
oclc:ocn690692293
LC Classification:HB501
Dewey Decimal:306.342

Introduction: on 'cool' -- The spirits of capitalism -- The great refusal -- Consumer culture -- Market values -- Working life -- Anti-capitalism revisited.

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