Product Description

Why our kids are turning their backs on everything we thought we knew

A journey into modern youth culture in the spirit of No Logo and Fast Food Nation. Confronting crime, underage sex and fame-obsession, Disconnected reveals the disconnection between what adults understand to be real or substantial and today’s radical new youth culture.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1423269 in Books
• Published on: 2006-01-23
• Released on: 2006-01-23
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

Review
A truly shocking book', Independent .'It is refreshing to find a book that attempts to understand and enjoy the passionate technicolour diversity of modern youth culture', Daily Telegraph .'Sure, some of it's shocking, but it's also positive and hopeful, too', Elle .'Barham is firmly on the side of the kids... He goes to anti-globalisation and anti-war marches, to raves and festivals and the PlayStation Experience at Earls Court. His interviewees talk freely to him about taking shed-loads of E and ketamine (originally a horse anaesthetic)... He sees people wearing T-Shirts that say "Jesus is a c**t", watches Jackass, surfs porn, and visits the bondage nightclub Torture Garden to see people having sex in public...Barham muses provocatively', Guardian .'He dashes all over the place, like a search engine set to random, like an ad exec brainstorming... It's full of fun', Daily Telegraph

About the Author
Nick Barham, 30, is fascinated by contemporary culture. Over the last five years he has visited shopping malls, skateparks, video arcades, clubs, protests, car expos, universities and squats in Europe, the States and Asia. He has written articles for publications from Dazed & Confused to the Financial Times. He is currently a partner at the advertising and design company, Karmarama.