2009, ISBN: 9781846687136

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 head… Plus…

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. Books Matthew Collin|Paperback|Profile Books Ltd|02/07/2009, Profile Books Ltd<

ISBN: 9781846687136

“I can’t recommend this marvellous piece of work enough.” —Irvine WelshAltered State—now updated—is the definitive text on ecstasy culture, using a cas… Plus…

“I can’t recommend this marvellous piece of work enough.” —Irvine WelshAltered 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. Trade Books>Trade Paperback>Social Sciences>Cultural Studies>Cultural Studies, Serpent's Tail Publishing Ltd Core >1<

2010, ISBN: 9781846687136

Serpent's Tail, Taschenbuch, Auflage: Main, 352 Seiten, Publiziert: 2010-04-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 0.62 kg, Anthropologie, Sozialwissenschaft, Kategorien, Bücher, Kognitionsps… Plus…

Serpent's Tail, Taschenbuch, Auflage: Main, 352 Seiten, Publiziert: 2010-04-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 0.62 kg, Anthropologie, Sozialwissenschaft, Kategorien, Bücher, Kognitionspsychologie, Psychologie, Fachbücher, Pop, Musikgenres, Musik, Film, Kunst & Kultur, Dance, Gesundheit, Gesellschaft, Politik & Geschichte, Allgemeines, Gesundheit & Medizin, Ratgeber, Hypnose, Therapien & Behandlungen, Psychologie & Hilfe, Englische Bücher, Serpent's Tail, 2010<