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British invasion : the crosscurrents of musical influence / Simon Philo.

By: Philo, Simon, 1966- [author.]Material type: TextTextSeries: TempoPublisher: Lanham : The Scarecrow Press, 2014Description: 196 pagesContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780810886261 (hbk.) :Subject(s): Rock music -- United States -- 1961-1970 -- History and criticism | Rock music -- Great Britain -- 1961-1970 -- History and criticism | Music | MusicDDC classification: 781.6'6'0941'0973 Summary: In 'British Invasion', Simon Philo illustrates how this remarkable event in cultural history disrupted and even reversed pop culture's default flow of influence, goods, and ideas - orchestrating a dramatic turn-around in the commercial fortunes of British pop in North America that turned the 1960s into 'The Sixties'.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

In 'British Invasion', Simon Philo illustrates how this remarkable event in cultural history disrupted and even reversed pop culture's default flow of influence, goods, and ideas - orchestrating a dramatic turn-around in the commercial fortunes of British pop in North America that turned the 1960s into 'The Sixties'.

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