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Apocalypse Culture II - Adam Parfrey


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Apocalypse Culture II - Adam Parfrey

 
Description: ISBN 0922915571 / Author: Adam Parfrey / Genre: History / A sequel to the ground-breaking 1987 analysis of apocalypse culture continues ... more
Apocalypse Culture II - Adam Parfrey ... to explore this fascinating and trenchant topic, focusing on biological warfare, taboo art, sexual fetishism, corporate manipulation, sexual slavery, creepy pop stars, and other evidence that the old order is rapidly crumb.

Newest Review: ... life was here, sort of. So, too many years later, what does this sequel give us? The world has moved on, and concerns which ... more

 ... were fringe back then are now pretty mainstream. SM is a fashion statement for many. Serial killers are stock characters in film and TV. Conspiracy theories are everywhere. The concerns of Apocalypse Culture II are no longer the concerns of an obsessive sub-culture, but cross over to a large extent into the mainstream. One response has been that the search for extremes has moved onwards. Michael Moynihan here sings the praises of neo-Fascist terrorists from Italy (so, they knee-capped the women who ran a left-wing ...more

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Premium Review Apocalypse Culture II - Adam Parfrey: Apocalyptic? (307 words)
by - written on 14/11/01 (Useful, 39 readings)
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I can still remember the thrill of finding Apocalypse Culture, way back in the late 80's. It promised something different, something radical, somthing downright weird. And, to a large extent, it delivered. It helped to spawn a diffuse, diverse, 'underground' that was interested in extremes: politics, crime, sex, occult. Serial killers, conspiracy theories, extreme behaviour, SM. All human life was here, sort of. So, too many years later, what does this sequel give us? The world has moved on, and concerns which were fringe back then are now pretty mainstream. SM is a fashion statement for many. Serial killers are stock characters in film and TV. ...  Read the complete review

 

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