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001 2015033877
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005 20151110081323.0
008 151107s2016 enk 000 0 eng
010 $a 2015033877
020 $a9781784780753 (hardback)
040 $aDLC$beng$erda$cDLC
042 $apcc
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050 00 $aDA589.4$b.H3735 2016
082 00 $a941.085$223
084 $aHIS015000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aHatherley, Owen,$eauthor.
245 14 $aThe ministry of nostalgia :$bconsuming austerity /$cOwen Hatherley.
263 $a1601
264 1 $aLondon ;$aBrooklyn, NY :$bVerso,$c2016.
300 $apages cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"Why should we have to "Keep Calm and Carry On"? In this sharp, witty polemic, award-winning critic Owen Hatherley questions the many ways we have adopted the gospel of luxurious poverty: from ubiquitous "Keep Calm and Carry On" posters, the commercialization of thrift, the added value of the artisanal, and the selling of a "make do and mend" aesthetic, to a nostalgia for a utopian past that never existed. Hatherley proposes a radical demand for true abundance for all, not just adopting the veneer of a better age. The Ministry of Nostalgia is a rallying cry that reaches across a depleted cultural landscape and refuses to accept that we need to lower our expectations and hopes to fit difficult times. Instead, he demands more because that is what we all deserve"--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a"Why should we have to "Keep Calm and Carry On"? In this sharp, witty polemic, Owen Hatherley questions the many ways we have adopted the gospel of luxurious poverty: from ubiquitous "Keep Calm and Carry On" posters, the commercialization of thrift, the added value of the artisanal, and the selling of a "make do and mend" aesthetic, to a nostalgia for a utopian past that never existed. Hatherley proposes a radical demand for true abundance for all, not just adopting the veneer of a better age. The Ministry of Nostalgia is a rallying cry that reaches across a depleted cultural landscape and refuses to accept that we need to lower our expectations and hopes to fit difficult times. Instead, he demands more because that is what we all deserve"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aNostalgia$zGreat Britain.
651 0 $aGreat Britain$xCivilization$y1945-
651 0 $aGreat Britain$xHistory$y20th century.
651 0 $aGreat Britain$xSocial conditions$y1945-
650 7 $aHISTORY / Europe / Great Britain.$2bisacsh
856 42 $3Cover image$u9781784780753.jpg