01834cam a2200349 i 4500 AUWbook014974 BDCtgAUW 20260407100702.0 151107s2016 enka b 001 0 eng 2015033877 9781784780760 BDCtgAUW BDCtgAUW pcc e-uk--- DA589.4.H3735 Hatherley, Owen, Author. 73117 The ministry of nostalgia. New York : Verso, 2017. 218 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references ( pages 205-211) and index. "Why should we have to "Keep Calm and Carry On"? In this sharp, witty polemic, award-winning critic Owen Hatherley questions the many ways we have adopted the gospel of luxurious poverty: from ubiquitous "Keep Calm and Carry On" posters, the commercialization of thrift, the added value of the artisanal, and the selling of a "make do and mend" aesthetic, to a nostalgia for a utopian past that never existed. Hatherley proposes a radical demand for true abundance for all, not just adopting the veneer of a better age. The Ministry of Nostalgia is a rallying cry that reaches across a depleted cultural landscape and refuses to accept that we need to lower our expectations and hopes to fit difficult times. Instead, he demands more because that is what we all deserve"-- Provided by publisher. Civilization 1945-. 89063 Nostalgia Great Britain. 73118 Social conditions. 2982 BRAC 2982 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 0 18664 18664 HISTORY Europe Great Britain.