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Autore: | Goodyer Ian |
Titolo: | Crisis music [[electronic resource] ] : the cultural politics of rock against racism / / Ian Goodyer |
Pubblicazione: | Manchester ; ; New York, : Manchester University Press |
New York, : Distributed in the United States by Palgrave Macmillan, c2009 | |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (185 p.) |
Disciplina: | 322.4/40941 |
Soggetto topico: | Rock music - Political aspects - Great Britain - History - 20th century |
Rock musicians - Political activity - Great Britain - History - 20th century | |
Protest movements - Great Britain - History - 20th century | |
Anti-racism - Great Britain - History - 20th century | |
Rock music - Great Britain - 1961-1970 - History and criticism | |
Rock music - Great Britain - 1971-1980 - History and criticism | |
Protest songs - Great Britain - History and criticism | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Note generali: | Includes index. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | 9780719079245; 9780719079245; Copyright Page; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Origins and contexts; 2 Critical responses to Rock Against Racism; 3 Rock Against Racism and the Socialist Workers Party; 4 Rock Against Racism,youth culture and multiculturalism; 5 Rock Against Racism,culture and social struggle; 6 Aftermath; 7 Conclusions; Index |
Sommario/riassunto: | Marching to the beat of punk rock and reggae, Rock Against Racism was a mass movement built in opposition to racism and fascism in 1970's Britain. At a time of severe economic and social crises, RAR, alongside the Anti-Nazi League, organised one of the biggest and most effective political and cultural mobilisations of the post-war period.Expressing itself through spectacular carnivals, concerts, marches and innovative forms of design and communication, RAR combined hard-headed political organisation with the optimism and energy of radical youth culture.Drawing on interviews with activists, supp |
Titolo autorizzato: | Crisis music |
ISBN: | 1-84779-300-2 |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910462092003321 |
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