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The fascist groove thing : a history of Thatcher's Britain in 21 mixtapes
- Title
- The fascist groove thing : a history of Thatcher's Britain in 21 mixtapes / Hugh Hodges.
- Author
- Hodges, Hugh, 1966-
- Publication
- Oakland, CA : PM Press, [2023]
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- Description
- xv, 349 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- "This is the late 1970s and '80s as explained through the urgent and still-relevant songs of the Clash, the Specials, the Au Pairs, the Style Council, the Pet Shop Boys, and nearly four hundred other bands and solo artists. Each chapter presents a mixtape (or playlist) of songs related to an alarming feature of Thatcher's Britain, followed by an analysis of the dialogue these artists created with the Thatcherite vision of British society. "Tell us the truth," Sham 69 demanded, and pop music, however improbably, did. It's a furious and sardonic account of dark times when pop music raised a dissenting fist against Thatcher's fascist groove thing and made a glorious, boredom-smashing noise. Bookended with contributions by Dick Lucas and Boff Whalley as well as an annotated discography, The Fascist Groove Thing presents an original and polemical account of the era." -- Back cover.
- Subject
- Thatcher, Margaret > Influence
- Thatcher, Margaret
- 1900-1999
- Music > Political aspects > History > Great Britain > 20th century
- Popular music > Great Britain > 1971-1980 > History and criticism
- Popular music > Great Britain > 1981-1990 > History and criticism
- Fascism and music > Great Britain > History > 20th century
- Right and left (Political science) > Songs and music
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Politics and government
- Popular music
- Right and left (Political science)
- Social conditions
- Music > Political aspects
- Music
- Fascism and music
- Great Britain > Social conditions > Songs and music. > 20th century
- Great Britain > Politics and government > Songs and music. > 1979-1997
- Great Britain
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Songs and music.
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [325]-334), discography (pages [243]-299), and index.
- Call Number
- *L 23-4208
- ISBN
- 9781629638843
- 1629638846
- 9781629639031 (canceled/invalid)
- 1629639036 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2020947291
- OCLC
- 1370251551
- Author
- Hodges, Hugh, 1966- author.
- Title
- The fascist groove thing : a history of Thatcher's Britain in 21 mixtapes / Hugh Hodges.
- Publisher
- Oakland, CA : PM Press, [2023]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [325]-334), discography (pages [243]-299), and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1900-1999
- Research Call Number
- *L 23-4208