Arrested Development
Pop Culture and the Erosion of Adulthood
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-304-33954-9 (ISBN)
Description
This text traces the history of the victim and child motifs prevalent in 1990s politics and pop culture. The author's conclusion is that they are rooted in 1950s and 1960s counterculture which, far from being liberating, laid the groundwork for today's victim culture.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 135 mm
Weight
300 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-304-33954-9 (9780304339549)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Introduction - pop culture and victim society; alienation; now; the child; vulnerable; madness; spirit; irony; Wiggas; limits; the end of adulthood.