Dimensions
155 x 234 x 18mm
The Middle Mind is the dominant force shaping our culture today. Seeping into politics, literature and art, it's all about pre-packaged, easily digestible media that requires no thought. And it's creating an increasing inability to properly consider the development of our society, or to initiate change.
But while this sounds (and is) deadly serious, it's not only about the lack of intelligent discussion of the war in Iraq or the Kyoto agreement - it's about the music we listen to, the films we watch and the books we read, from Jonathan Franzen and Oprah Winfrey to Harry Potter and 'The Hours'.
Scathingly humorous, irreverent and far-reaching, this book is for anyone who's ever been riled by current political debate, dismayed by critical theory or bemused by the prominence of Celine Dion in the charts, in a society which promises culture but can only manage TV.
