Rockin' in Time A Social History of Rock-and-Roll

Name: Rockin' in Time A Social History of Rock-and-Roll
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ISBN: 9780131121072

ISBN-10: 0131121073

ISBN-13: 9780131121072

Edition: 5th 2004

Authors: David P. Szatmary

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For undergraduate courses in Popular Music, Music History, Recent American History, Sociology, and American Ethnic Studies. This text offers an in-depth examination of the social history of rock-and-roll. Rockin' in Time emphasizes several main themes, including the importance of African-American culture in the origins and development of rock music, the economy, technology, and the changing demographics of the youth market. Tracing rock from its inceptionfrom American blues to the presentthis book shows how rock-and-roll has reflected and sometimes changed American and British culture over the last fifty years.

Book details

List price: $55.00
Edition: 5th
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 4/14/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English




The Blues, Rock-and-Roll, and Racism



Elvis and Rockabilly



Dick Clark, Don Kirshner, and the Teen Market



Surfboards and Hot Rods: California, Here We Come



Bob Dylan and the New Frontier



The British Invasion of America



Motown: The Sound of Integration



Acid Rock



Fire From the Streets



Militant Blues on Campus



Soft Sounds of the Seventies



The Era of Excess



Punk Rock and the New Generation



I Want My MTV



The Promise of Rock-and-Roll



The Generation X Blues



The Rave Revolution



The Many Faces of Hip Hop



Metal Gumbo: Rockin' in the 21st Century


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