Crisis music [[electronic resource] ] : the cultural politics of rock against racism / / Ian Goodyer

• Autore: Goodyer Ian
• 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 non controllato: British state; Communist Party; International Socialists; Socialist Workers Party; anti-racist politics; black people; multiculturalism; music industry; politico-cultural struggles; popular culture; rock against racism; state capitalism; united front; working class; youth cultures
• 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.: 9910786206103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II