The Man Who Sold the Wold - David Bowie and the 1970s

Informationen zum Autor Peter Doggett first wrote about feminism and gay liberation in There's a Riot Going On , his 2005 history of the collision between rock music and revolutionary politics. Since then, he has published a series of books about the death of 1960s idealism, and its aftermath, as viewed through the life and work of the Beatles in You Never Give Me Your Money , David Bowie in The Man Who Sold the World and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young in his 2019 biography of the same name. His other books include a panoramic cultural history of popular music, Electric Shock . He lives in Sussex with the feminist artist and film-maker Rachel Baylis. Klappentext Explores the rich heritage of Bowie's productive and inspired decade, and traces the way in which his music reflected and influenced the world around him. This book examines in detail Bowie's audacious creation of an 'alien' rock star, Ziggy Stardust, and his increasingly perilous explorations of the nature of identity and the meaning of fame. Zusammenfassung Explores the rich heritage of Bowie's productive and inspired decade, and traces the way in which his music reflected and influenced the world around him. This book examines in detail Bowie's audacious creation of an 'alien' rock star, Ziggy Stardust, and his increasingly perilous explorations of the nature of identity and the meaning of fame.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Peter Doggett, Doggett Peter
• Edition: Vintage UK
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Poche format B
• Sortie: 31.10.2012
• EAN: 9780099548874
• ISBN: 978-0-09-954887-4
• Pages: 432
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 27 mm
• Thème: VINTAGE BOOKS
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Musique > Monographies; Rock, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / General, Social & cultural history, Social and cultural history, Pop Music, c 1970 to c 1979, c 1970 to c 1980, Music: styles and genres