02461nam 2200565 a 450 991078517380332120230207213742.01-78371-826-91-84964-354-7(CKB)2670000000040698(StDuBDS)AH22933642(SSID)ssj0000414911(PQKBManifestationID)11269651(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000414911(PQKBWorkID)10408850(PQKB)11636389(MiAaPQ)EBC3386181(Au-PeEL)EBL3386181(CaPaEBR)ebr10479653(CaONFJC)MIL987270(OCoLC)655853827(EXLCZ)99267000000004069820100518d2009 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrCool capitalism[electronic resource] /Jim McGuiganLondon Pluto20091 online resource (288 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-7453-2678-1 0-7453-2640-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction : on 'cool' -- The spirits of capitalism -- The great refusal -- Consumer culture -- Market values -- Working life -- Anti-capitalism revisited.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.CapitalismCapitalismSocial aspectsCapitalism.CapitalismSocial aspects.306.342McGuigan Jim676332MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785173803321Cool capitalism3699915UNINA