{"product_id":"diy-culture-george-mckay-9781859842607","title":"DIY Culture: Party and Protest in Nineties' Britain","description":"Collective 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George McKay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1859842607\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781859842607\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/17\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 318\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.49h x 5.36w x 0.90d","brand":"George McKay","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48088926028031,"sku":"9781859842607","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_221257df-ebc1-4574-ad5a-9e0f7f81f323.jpg?v=1769107314","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/diy-culture-george-mckay-9781859842607","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}