{"product_id":"9780745326788","title":"Cool Capitalism","description":"\u003cp\u003eThomas Frank coined the term ‘the conquest of cool’. This book shows how this conquest is at the heart of the dynamics of contemporary capitalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJim McGuigan argues that 'cool capitalism' incorporates disaffection into capitalism itself, absorbing rebellion and thereby neutralising opposition to the present system of culture and society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMcGuigan explores a huge variety of cultural examples, from the sleek images of mainstream advertising, to the fringes of artistic production, offering a vigourous critique of our understanding of subversion, resistance and counter-culturalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHas capitalism really colonised our planet? McGuigan shows that there is still some space left for rebellion against the seductive power of the free market economy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pluto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47014870647024,"sku":"9780745326788","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780745326788_p0.jpg?v=1769901003","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780745326788","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}