Closing the circle : a cultural history of the rock revolution / Herbert I. London.
| Author/creator | London, Herbert I. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Chicago : Nelson-Hall, ©1984. |
| Description | vii, 199 pages ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Prologue -- Under the rock -- The ancien regime -- The conformist years -- A typology of early rock revolutionists -- Accession: 1957-1963 -- Germinal: 1964 -- Fructidor: 1965-1972 -- Thermidor: 1973-1978 -- Restoration (?): 1979-present -- The future -- Conclusions. |
| Abstract | This book explores rock as cultural revolution. It surmises that the developments in popular music during the 1950s and 1960s reflected and conveyed the ideas of the 'Second American Revolution' which includes unrepressed sensuality, a contempt for ordinary categories of rational thought and speech, a rejection of organized work, a support for the avant garde in art, a search for personal fulfilment divorced from conventions, and a fascination with areas of thought stigmatized by prevailing social sentiments, eg. pornography and drugs. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| LCCN | 84002016 |
| ISBN | 0830410570 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML3534.L66 C5 1984 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |