The ministry of nostalgia / Owen Hatherley.

Main entry:

Hatherley, Owen, author.

Title & Author:

The ministry of nostalgia / Owen Hatherley.

Publication:

London ; New York : Verso, 2016.

Description:

218 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-211) and index.
Lash out and cover up -- Can the ghost of Clement Attlee save us? -- Aesthetic empire of ingsoc -- Family portrait -- Building the austerity city.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.
"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Resources:
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ISBN:

9781784780753 (hardback)
1784780758 (hardback)
(US ; eISBN)
9781784780784
(UK ; eISBN)
9781784780777

Subject:

Nostalgia Great Britain.
Nostalgie Grande-Bretagne.
HISTORY Europe Great Britain.
Civilization
Nostalgia
Social conditions
Great Britain Civilization 1945-
Great Britain History 20th century.
Great Britain Social conditions 1945-
Grande-Bretagne Civilisation 1945-
Grande-Bretagne Histoire 20e siècle.
Grande-Bretagne Conditions sociales 1945-
Great Britain

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 291775
Call No.: BIB 235572
Status: Available

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