{"product_id":"9781846687136","title":"Altered State: The Story of Ecstasy Culture and Acid House","description":"\u003cp\u003e“I can’t recommend this marvellous piece of work enough.” —Irvine Welsh\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eAltered State—\u003c\/i\u003e now updated \u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eMatthew Collin \u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eGuerrilla Radio\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Time of the Rebels\u003c\/i\u003e . He now reports for Al Jazeera from Tbilisi in Georgia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Serpent's Tail Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47057327948016,"sku":"9781846687136","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781846687136_p0.jpg?v=1763747164","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781846687136","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}