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Altered State
Matthew Collin
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Description for Altered State
Paperback. A text on dance culture. It examines the causes and contexts, ideologies and myths of Ecstasy culture, dramatizing its euphoric narrative from peak experience to comedown and aftermath, and shedding light on the social history of one of the most spectacular youth movement of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; JFCA; JMTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 298.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846687136
SKU
V9781846687136
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99-15
About Matthew Collin
Matthew Collin is the author of the critically-acclaimed books Altered State, This is Serbia Calling, The Time of the Rebels and Pop Grenade. He has worked as a correspondent for the BBC and Al Jazeera, and as the editor of The Big Issue, i-D magazine and the Time Out website. He has also written for many newspapers and magazines, including ... Read more
Reviews for Altered State
At last somebody has written the real history of the last ten years, and written it with such wit, verve, empathy and profound intelligence. I can't recommend this marvellous piece of work enough.
Irvine Welsh
Altered State is not just timely; it was crying out to be written
Independent
Altered State remains the definitive story of ... Read more
Irvine Welsh
Altered State is not just timely; it was crying out to be written
Independent
Altered State remains the definitive story of ... Read more