Gangland. Cultural elites and the new generationalism

Usado, em estoque. Amarelado pelo tempo. Em inglês. In Gangland Mark Davis analyses the near monopoly of baby-boomer ideals and assumptions among Australias cultural elites. Who are these people What do they do How is their influence affecting public forums and the media Where does that leave the young people of today In an age of classic hits radio and television programs resurrected from the sixties, and in the wake of scandal-bearing Vogel winners and DIY feminists, Daviss irreverent prose cuts across the moral panics and anxieties that characterise Australian culture to detect a deep-seated fear of change - a fear that is often expressed as hostility towards youth. Gangland lays bare the discrepancies between reality and the images peddled by some of Australias most popular thinkers, questioning the ideas that have characterised Australia in the nineties. The outcome is an iconoclastic take on the ideas and philosophies of Australias cultural ruling class. Extensively researched and frequently amusing, Gangland is a book that names names, maps networks, shows who is who, and reveals who exactly is behind - and hogging - the cultural wheel.

Editora: Allen & Unwin

Ano: 1997

ISBN: 9781864483406

Autor: DAVIS / Mark Davis