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- 9781846687136
- Book Title
- Altered State : the Story of Ecstasy Culture and Acid House
- Publisher
- Serpent's Tail The Limited
- Item Length
- 7.8 in
- Publication Year
- 2010
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- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Genre
- Music, Social Science, Psychology, Medical
- Topic
- Psychiatry / Psychopharmacology, Sociology / General, Popular Culture, Psychopathology / Addiction, Genres & Styles / Dance
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- 10.5 Oz
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- 5.1 in
- Number of Pages
- 368 Pages
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Serpent's Tail The Limited
ISBN-10
1846687136
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9781846687136
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Book Title
Altered State : the Story of Ecstasy Culture and Acid House
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2010
Topic
Psychiatry / Psychopharmacology, Sociology / General, Popular Culture, Psychopathology / Addiction, Genres & Styles / Dance
Genre
Music, Social Science, Psychology, Medical
Format
Trade Paperback
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Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
10.5 Oz
Item Length
7.8 in
Item Width
5.1 in
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"This well-written social history will become a standard for those wanting to understand British youth culture and music" -Library Journal "An astute blend of media reportage and oral histories into a tale as irresistible as the culture that inspired it." - Wired "Altered State is not just timely; it was crying out to be written." -Independent, At last somebody has written the real history of the last ten years, and written it with such wit, verve, empathy and profound intelligence. I can't recommend this marvellous piece of work enough.
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21
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306.1
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"I can't recommend this marvellous piece of work enough." --Irvine Welsh Altered State-- now updated -- is the definitive text on ecstasy culture, using a cast of characters to track the origins of the scene through psychedelic subcults, underground gay discos, and the Balearic paradise of Ibiza. It examines the ideologies and myths, documenting the criminal underside to the blissed-out image, and shedding light on the social history of the most spectacular youth movement of the twentieth century. Matthew Collin is the author of Guerrilla Radio and The Time of the Rebels . He now reports for Al Jazeera from Tbilisi in Georgia., New edition of the youth culture classic - first published in 1997. This new and updated edition sees Matthew Collin revist many of his interviewees from the original book, with hindsight casting a fresh eye on the heady events of the second summer of love. When Ecstasy was first mixed with house music sometime during the 1980s, the reaction triggered a diverse youth movement. It affected music, fashion, the law, government policy and other areas of public and private life. This work trails the drug from California, through New York and onwards in the history of Ecstasy and the culture and politics that surround it. This fully revised and updated edition includes the account of the Blair administration using an Ecstasy anthem as its musical theme amongst other examples. Drawing on a wealth of background research and original interviews with key figures on both sides of the law, Altered State re-examines the causes and contexts, ideologies and myths of Ecstasy culture, dramatising its euphoric narrative from peak experience to comedown and aftermath, and shedding new light on the social history of the most spectacular youth movement of the century., From its first publication in 1997, Altered State established itself as the definitive text on Ecstasy and dance culture. This new edition sees Matthew Collin cast a fresh eye on the heady events of the acid house 'Summer of Love' and the rave scene's euphoric escalation into commercial excess as MDMA became a mass-market narcotic. Altered State is the best-selling book on Ecstasy culture, using a cast of memorable characters to track the origins of the scene and its drug through psychedelic subcults, underground gay discos and the Balearic paradise of Ibiza, to the point where Tony Blair was using an Ecstasy anthem as an election campaign song. Altered State critically examines the ideologies and myths of the scene, documenting the criminal underside to the blissed-out image, shedding new light on the social history of the most spectacular youth movement of the twentieth century.
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HM646
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2009
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