Rock''n America - A Social and Cultural History

Informationen zum Autor By Deena Weinstein Klappentext What is rock? This book offers a new and systematic approach to understanding rock by applying sociological concepts in a historical context. Zusammenfassung What is rock? This book offers a new and systematic approach to understanding rock by applying sociological concepts in a historical context. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Suggested Listening Lists Acknowledgments Preface 1. What is Rock? 2. Rock's Precursors, 1946–1953 3. Rock Begins, 1954–1958 4. Mainstreaming Rock and Roll, 1959–1963 5. The Times They Were A-changin', 1964–1967 6. The Best and Worst of Times, 1968–1973 7. The Shame and the Splendor, 1974–1978 8. Draining of the Mainstream, 1979–1982 9. Visuals Rule While Indie Rocks, 1983–1990 10. Alternative to What? 1991–1996 11. Decentering Rock, 1997–2002 12. Rock in the Digital Age, 2003–now Filmography Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Deena Weinstein
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.01.2015
• EAN: 9781442600157
• ISBN: 978-1-4426-0015-7
• No. of pages: 368
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Musikkritik