The Beatles and the 1960s: reception, revolution, and social change
Kenneth L. Campbell
- Resource Type:
- Book (Print/Paper)
- Publication:
- London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2022
- Copyright:
- ©2022
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- Summary:
- "This book uses The Beatles as a lens through which to explore the sweeping, panoramic history of the social, cultural and political transformations that occurred in the 1960s. It draws on audience reception theory and untapped primary source material, including student newspapers, to understand how listeners would have interpreted The Beatles' songs and albums. Some key topics include race relations, gender dynamics, political and cultural upheavals, the Vietnam War and the evolution of rock music and popular culture. It also addresses the relevance of The Beatles' ideals of revolutionary change to our present day"--Provided by publisher.
- Table of Contents:
- Post-war Britain, American rock and roll, and the birth of the Beatles
- Post-war Germany, the Beatles, and the birth of the 1960s
- 1963 : Profumo, the Pill, and Please, Please Me : the rise of the Beatles
- 1964 : Beatlemania in historical context
- 1965 : Help! the Beatles and the political culture of the mid-1960s
- 1966 : the Beatles on a global stage
- 1967 : All You Need is Love ; war, peace, the Beatles, and the Summer of Love
- 1968 : Revolution, rock music, and the Beatles ; The White Album in historical context
- 1969 : Woodstock, the Beatles, and the end of the 1960s
- Let It Be : contemporary responses to the Beatles' last albums and the breakup of the Beatles
- Conclusion : post-1960s politics and the absence of the Beatles.
- Author/Creator:
- Campbell, Kenneth L. , author
- Languages:
- English
- Language Notes:
- Item content: English
- Subjects:
- General Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 262 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
- Physical Characteristics:
- monochrome; illustration
- Call Numbers:
- ML421.B4 C34 2022
- ISBNs:
- 9781350107434 (hardback)
1350107433 (hardback)
9781350107441 (paperback)
1350107441 (paperback)
9781350107458 (ebook) [Invalid]
9781350107465 (epub) [Invalid] - Library of Congress Control Numbers:
- 2020052557
- OCLC Numbers:
- 1224583793