Rebel Sell - Couverture souple

Heath, Joseph; Potter, Andrew

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0006394914 ISBN 13 : 9780006394914

Editeur : Harper Perennial, 2005

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

ON REBELLION: rebellion is one of the most powerful sources of distinction in the modern world. As a result, people are willing to pay good money for a piece of it, just as they are willing to pay for access to any other form of social status.

ON THE WORKPLACE: What people yearn for these days is no longer an old–fashioned status job, like being a Doctor. The cool job has become the holy grail of the modern economy. Corporate America has been tuned in to this for a long time. A visitor from the 50s would not recognise the modern no–collar workplace, with its casual dress codes and flexible working hours, designed to reflect the ebb and flow of creative ideas. The whole thing is like a hippie commune under professional management.

ON THE NATURE OF COOL: It is best to think of cool as the central status hierarchy in contemporary urban society. And like traditional forms of status such as class, cool is an intrinsically positional good. Just as not everyone can be upper class and not everyone can have good taste, not everyone can be cool.

Revue de presse :

“[Heath and Potter] are the genuine article: intellectual martyrs fighting the good fight.” (Rex Murphy)

“This is controversial stuff. . . . A thought-provoking look at the effectiveness of ‘sticking it to the Man’ . . . Recommended reading for anyone with an interest in social justice and the evolution of economics.” (Calgary Herald)

“An incisive and witty indictment of consumer trends.” (BusinessWeek)

“The counterculture is not just a failure, but a harmful illusion.” (The Globe and Mail)

“A brave book.” (The Guardian (UK))

“Joseph Heath and Andrew Potter argue convincingly--and just snidely enough--that while the counterculture purports to be a force against capitalism, it’s more like oxygen feeding the fires of consumption.” (Eye Weekly)

“A compelling read, proposing ways for us serfs to combat the brandlords.” (Focus)

“I thoroughly recommend The Rebel Sell.” (Grayson Perry, Winner of the Turner Prize and Author of The Descent of Man)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Harper Perennial
• Date d'édition: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0006394914
• ISBN 13: 9780006394914
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 384