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33 revolutions per minute : a history of protest songs / Dorian Lynskey.

By: Lynskey, DorianMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: London : Faber, 2010Description: xviii, 843 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cmISBN: 9780571241347 (pbk.) :; 0571241344 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Protest songs -- 20th century -- History and criticism | Protest songs -- 21st century -- History and criticism | Popular music -- Political aspectsDDC classification: 782.4'21592'0904 Summary: When pop music meets politics, the results are often thrilling, sometimes life-changing and never simple. This book tracks this turbulent relationship through 33 pivotal songs that span seven decades (1939-2009) and four continents, from Billie Holiday crooning 'Strange Fruit' to Greenday raging against the Iraq war.
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Includes bibliographical references, discography and index.

When pop music meets politics, the results are often thrilling, sometimes life-changing and never simple. This book tracks this turbulent relationship through 33 pivotal songs that span seven decades (1939-2009) and four continents, from Billie Holiday crooning 'Strange Fruit' to Greenday raging against the Iraq war.

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