Intensities of Labour: From Amphetamine to Cocaine

Federico Campagna — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:33:33 +0000

At the end of the 1960s young and cocky Situationists like myself talked of the Japanese economic miracle – because then it was the Japanese miracle –as being fuelled by amphetamine. The evidence was anecdotal, but it was well known that the cheaply-made drug was a major business for the Yakuza. This particular miracle was manufacturing-based, electronics and autos figured prominently. In modern parlance, it was Fordist.

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Intensities of Labour: From Amphetamine to Cocaine