Punks: A Guide to an American Subculture (Guides to Subcultures and Countercultures)
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| Rating | : | 4.82 (769 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0313364567 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 181 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-10 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This history of the punk movement in the United States shows how punk music, fashion, art, and attitude clashed with and ultimately influenced mainstream culture.• Includes new interviews with Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson, founders of Dischord Records and the punk band Minor Threat, plus reprints of interviews with singers Jello Biafra and Kathleen Hanna, two well-known punks who spoke out frequently about politics and gender issues• Offers an annotated bibliography, including a variety of entries that are both scholarly and popular, grouped by format
"In Punks: A Guide to an American Subculture, local author Sharon M. Hannon provides as thorough and insightful a guide to this cultural phenomenon as you're likely to find. faithful and tidy representation of punk rock history." - PunkNews. Part of a Greenwood Press series that also covered beatniks, hippies and skinheads, Punks serves as a primer to an influential but often misunderstood movement. For the uninitiated and adherents alike, this A to Z is a fascinating look at an American subculture." - Hill Rag"a factually accurate textbook of sorts that touches upon all the important touchstones of what any self-respecting 'punk' would likely r
"Great insights and new information" according to elaine. Just when you thought you couldn't read one more book on Punk I found this one. Great insights and new informationcan't wait for the second one!
Hannon is a freelance writer, editor, and researcher who has written books, websites, and articles for the Library of Congress and PBS on such topics as women explorers, World War II, spies and secret agents, and American history.. Sharon M