Nation of Rebels: Why Counterculture Became Consumer Culture
 

Nation of Rebels: Why Counterculture Became Consumer Culture

by Joseph Heath, Andrew Potter

In this wide-ranging and perceptive work of cultural criticism, Joseph Heath and Andrew Potter shatter the most important myth that dominates much of radical political, economic, and cultural thinking. The idea of a counterculture -- a world outside of the consumer-dominated world that encompasses us -- pervades everything from the antiglobalization movement to feminism and... (read more)

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Jonathan B
  • Rated 5 stars

This book blew me away. It provided an incredible insight into the idea of consumer culture and the nature of the counter culture. It's very easy to read and accessible. The idea is that the consumer culture we live in, in a search for cool is always co-opted by the consumer culture. It also has an extensive insight into economics and dispells some of the myths we all assume are true.

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radraccoon
  • Rated 2 stars

This wasn't as academic as I would have liked. It was more like listening to a friend rave out about how much he hates those pretentious counter-culture kids out there over a drink. Great for a night of drunken revelry, followed by a (likely failed) attempt to bed one of those despised counter-culture posers ,,, but not really worthy of publishing.

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