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The pirate's dilemma, how youth culture is reinventing capitalism, Matt Mason

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The pirate's dilemma, how youth culture is reinventing capitalism, Matt Mason

Language

eng

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsphotographs

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The pirate's dilemma

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bibliography

Responsibility statement

Matt Mason

Sub title

how youth culture is reinventing capitalism

Summary

In The Pirate's Dilemma, VICE magazine's Matt Mason -- poised to become the Malcolm Gladwell of the iPod Generation -- brings the exuberance of a passionate music fan and the technological savvy of an IT wizard to the task of sorting through the changes brought about by the interface of pop culture and innovation. He charts the rise of various youth movements -- from pirate radio to remix culture -- and tracks their ripple effect throughout larger society. Mason brings a passion and a breadth of intelligence to questions such as the following: How did a male model who messed with disco records in the 1970s influence the way Boeing designs airplanes? Who was the nun who invented dance music, and how is her influence undermining capitalism as we know it? Did three high school kids who remixed Nazis into Smurfs in the 1980s change the future of the video game industry? Can hip-hop really bring about world peace? Each chapter crystallizes the idea behind one of these fringe movements and shows how it combined with technology to subvert old hierarchies and empower the individual

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How youth culture is reinventing capitalism

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