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Book SynopsisThe wave of anti-authoritarian political activity associated with the term 1968A" can by no means be confined under the rubric of protest,A" understood narrowly in terms of street marches and other reactions to state initiatives. Indeed, the actions generated in response to 1968A" frequently involved attempts of elaborate resistance within...
Trade Review “The book engages important and intriguing questions about culture and politics and makes a contribution to contemporary history. The essays fit together well, with a nice trajectory that includes a chronological element. The topics engaged are generally “fresh” and new, but I was also impressed by the rich historiography.” • Jonathan Petropoulos, Claremont McKenna College
“This volume presents many new insights into a subject that has not yet been analysed systematically enough. It therefore represents an important contribution to the history of subcultures and will no doubt have a considerable influence on the scholarly debate on this topic.” • Detlef Siegfried, University of Copenhagen
Table of Contents Foreword
Detlef Siegfried
Introduction
Timothy Brown and Lorena Anton
PART I: AVANT GARDES
Chapter 1. Gruppe Spur: Art as a Revolutionary Medium during the Cold War
Mia Lee
Chapter 2. In Pursuit of the Invisible Revolution: Sigma in the Netherlands, 1966-1968
Niek Pas
PART II: SPECTACLES
Chapter 3. “The Brigade is Everywhere.” Violence and Spectacle in the British Counterculture
Samantha Christiansen
Chapter 4. Corpse Polemics: The Third World and the Politics of Gore in 1960s West Germany
Quinn Slobodian
PART III: SOUNDS
Chapter 5. Communist Youth Groups and Rock Music in Greece in the late 1970s
Nikolaos Papadogiannis
Chapter 6. The Voice of the Other America: African-American Music and Political Protest in the German Democratic Republic
Michael Rauhut
PART IV: SUBCULTURES
Chapter 7.From England with Hate: Skinheads and “Nazi Rock” in Great Britain and Germany
Timothy Brown
Chapter 8. Punk Jihads: Immigrants, Sub-Cultures and Political Violence 1955-2001
Alexander Clarkson
PART V: SPACES
Chapter 9. Red State, Golden Youth: Student Culture and Political Protest in 1960s Poland
Malgorzata Fidelis
Chapter 10. In the Shadow of the Wall: Urban Space and Everyday life in Berlin Kreuzberg
Carla MacDougall
PART VI: NETWORKS
Chapter 11. Between Confrontation and Frivolity? Gender and Militancy in the Czech Alter-globalisation Movement
Marta Kolarova
Chapter 12. Protesting Bodies and Bodily Protest: A plea for a ‘thinking through the body’ in Social Movement Research
Andrea Pabst
Chapter 13. Post-Modern Protest? Minimal Techno and Multitude
Andrew Lison
Notes on Contributors
Bibliography
Index
