| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Ashgate Popular and Folk Music Series |
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Ashgate popular and folk music series.
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| Contents |
1. The Clash and Fugazi : punk paths toward revolution / Mark Andersen -- 2. Peter Gabriel : the masked activist / Mark Pedelty -- 3. Bob Dylan : someone else's stage / Keith Nainby -- 4. Bruce Cockburn : Canadian, Christian, conservationist / Aaron S. Allen -- 5. Billy Bragg : mixing pop and politics / Douglas M. McLeod -- 6. Sinéad O'Connor : a collision of bodies / Marcy R. Chvasta -- 7. Steve Earle : the politics of empathy / Mark Mattern -- 8. Kim Gordon : ordinary, feminist, musician / Norma Coates -- 9. Ani DiFranco : making feminist waves / Nancy S. Love -- 10. Pearl Jam : the conscience of arena rock / Kristine Weglarz -- 11. Rage Against the Machine : militant poetics / Michael LeVan |
| Summary |
Political Rock is a comparative, cultural history of luminary figures in rock music who have played important roles in social movements. Individual chapters are devoted to The Clash and Fugazi, Billy Bragg, Bob Dylan, Rage Against the Machine, Pearl Jam, Sinead O'Connor, Peter Gabriel, Ani DiFranco, Bruce Cockburn, Steve Earle and Kim Gordon. These artists have been chosen for their status as rock musicians and connections to political moments, movements, and art |
| Notes |
Previously issued in print: Farnham: Ashgate, 2013 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
CIP data; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
Rock music -- Political aspects
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Rock musicians -- Political activity
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Rock music -- Political aspects
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Rockmusik
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Politik
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Pedelty, Mark, editor
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Weglarz, Kristine, editor
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| ISBN |
9781317078692 |
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1317078691 |
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9781317078685 |
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1317078683 |
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9781317078708 |
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1317078705 |
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9781315601212 |
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1315601214 |
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