{"product_id":"the-argument-about-things-in-the-1980s-goods-and-garbage-in-an-age-of-neoliberalism-paperback","title":"The Argument about Things in the 1980s: Goods and Garbage in an Age of Neoliberalism - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTim Jelfs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the late 1970s, a Jeff Koons art exhibit featured mounted vacuum cleaners lit by fluorescent tube lighting and identified by their product names: New Hoover Quik Broom, New Hoover Celebrity IV. Raymond Carver published short stories such as \"Are These Actual Miles?\" that cataloged the furniture, portable air conditioners, and children's bicycles in a family home. Some years later the garbage barge Mobro 4000 turned into an international scandal as it spent months at sea, unable to dump its trash as it was refused by port after port.\u003cbr\u003e Tim Jelfs's \u003cem\u003eThe Argument about Things in the 1980s\u003c\/em\u003e considers all this and more in a broad study of the literature and culture of the \"long 1980s.\" It contributes to of-the-moment scholarly debate about material culture, high finance, and ecological degradation, shedding new light on the complex relationship between neoliberalism and cultural life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the late 1970s, a Jeff Koons art exhibit featured mounted vacuum cleaners lit by fluorescent tube lighting and identified by their product names: New Hoover Quik Broom, New Hoover Celebrity IV. Raymond Carver published short stories such as \"Are These Actual Miles?\" that cataloged the furniture, portable air conditioners, and children's bicycles in a family home. Some years later the garbage barge Mobro 4000 turned into an international scandal as it spent months at sea, unable to dump its trash as it was refused by port after port.\u003cbr\u003e Tim Jelfs's \u003ci\u003eThe Argument about Things in the 1980s\u003c\/i\u003e considers all this and more in a broad study of the literature and culture of the \"long 1980s.\" It contributes to of-the-moment scholarly debate about material culture, high finance, and ecological degradation, shedding new light on the complex relationship between neoliberalism and cultural life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTim Jelfs is assistant professor of American studies at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. He has previously published work on American literature and culture in the \u003ci\u003eJournal of American Studies\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eComparative American Studies\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51796189315360,"sku":"9781946684240","price":53.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/54d3b45340e962f5e5e2d36f462da7b2.webp?v=1780752781","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-argument-about-things-in-the-1980s-goods-and-garbage-in-an-age-of-neoliberalism-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}