{"product_id":"diy-culture-paperback-by-george-mckay","title":"DiY Culture Paperback by George McKay","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eVerso\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(1998-07-17)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e318\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781859842607\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e394.07\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e21.84 x 13.97 x 1.65\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eCollective youth up trees or down tunnels, protest camps and all-night raves across the land—these are the spectacular features of the politics and culture of nineties youth in Britain. \u003ci\u003eDiY Culture\u003c\/i\u003e lays to rest the myth of “Thatcher’s children,” for the flags are flying again—green, red and black.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEditor George McKay claims that popular protest today is characterized by a culture of immediacy and direct action. Gathered together here for the first time is a collection of in-depth and reflective pieces by activists and other key figures in DiY culture, telling their own stories and histories. From the environmentalist to the video activist, the raver to the road protester, the neo-pagan to the anarcho-capitalist, the authors demonstrate how the counterculture of the nineties offers a vibrant, provocative and positive alternative to institutionalized unemployment and the restricted freedoms and legislated pleasures of UK plc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge McKay\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Cultural Studies at the University of Salford, UK, where he is Director of the Communication, Cultural \u0026amp; Media Studies Research Centre. He writes on alternative cultures and identities—‘cultural studies with a soundtrack’ is how his website puts it—and his books include \u003ci\u003eDiY Culture\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSenseless Acts of Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGlastonbury: A Very English Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCommunity Music: A Handbook\u003c\/i\u003e (co-edited with Pete Moser), \u003ci\u003eCircular Breathing: The Cultural Politics of Jazz in Britain\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRadical Gardening: Politics, Idealism \u0026amp; Rebellion in the Garden\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eShakin’ All Over: Popular Music and Disability\u003c\/i\u003e. He maintains his own website at georgemckay.org.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46556513960097,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781859842607","price":25.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781859842607.jpg?v=1781819906","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/diy-culture-paperback-by-george-mckay","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}