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In this provocative work of cultural criticism, Joseph Heath and Andrew Potter challenge the fundamental assumptions underlying counterculture ideology and its relationship to consumer capitalism. Through a sharp blend of pop culture analysis, historical examination, and philosophical inquiry, the authors argue that society's problems stem not from inherent flaws in consumer culture, but from collective action problems—and that the counterculture's obsession with rebellion and nonconformity has paradoxically become absorbed into the very consumer system it claims to oppose. By dismantling the outdated theoretical foundations of radical political thinking rooted in Marx and Freud, Heath and Potter offer a refreshingly clear-eyed perspective on what genuine social justice might look like without the confusion and ineffectiveness of countercultural posturing. This lively and often witty critique exposes the contradictions of the rebel sell while proposing a more pragmatic approach to addressing legitimate social concerns.
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First Published
2004
Language
eng
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