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The Republic of Rock uncovers the lost story of rock music and citizenship in the sixties counterculture by tracing the way people in two key places¿San Francisco and Vietnam¿used rock to make sense of their lives and the world around them.
List of contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I: San Francisco
- 1. Uncle Sam Wants You to Pass the Acid Tests
- 2. We Are KMPX FM Rock, Complete with All the Contradictions
- 3. The Wild West Festival Is You and Me in a Cooperative Association
- Part II: Vietnam
- 4. A Soundtrack for the Entire Process
- 5. Welcome to Entertainment Vietnam!
- 6. We Got A Little Peace Message, Like Straight from Saigon
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Index
About the author
Michael J. Kramer teaches History and American Studies at Northwestern University, and writes about arts and culture at www.culturerover.com.
Summary
The Republic of Rock uncovers the lost story of rock music and citizenship in the sixties counterculture by tracing the way people in two key places--San Francisco and Vietnam--used rock to make sense of their lives and the world around them.
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In Republic of Rock, Michael Kramer skillfully examines rock music as an energizing 'circuit' connecting disparate communities of San Francisco hippies, Vietnam grunts, and South Vietnamese urbanites in a transnational 'sonic space' that fostered civic participation on young people's terms. Deeply researched and with a strong theoretical foundation, Republic of Rock helps readers to think expansively about music's power to define social relationships, in the United State and South Vietnam, in the Vietnam War and on the home front. Kramer's smart, witty prose and interdisciplinary approach to sixties counterculture, American military history, and global citizenship make this book suitable for classroom use but also a great read for rock fans of any generation.
