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Do you think the world of the Eurovision Song Contest, with its crazy props, even crazier dancers and crazier still songs has nothing to do with serious European politics? Think again. The contest has been a mirror for cultural, social and political developments in Europe ever since its inauguration in 1956. It has been a voice of rebellion across the Iron Curtain, the voice of liberation for both sexual and regional minorities and it even once triggered a national revolution. Eurovision! charts both the history of Europe and the history of the Eurovision Song Contest over the last six decades, and shows how seamlessly they interlink - and what an amazing journey it has been. This updated edition takes in every content up to 2022.

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'A feast for any Eurovision fan. As thorough a history of the contest as anyone could desire.' Graham Norton

Eurovision!: A History of Modern Europe Through

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      Publisher: Melville House UK
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 23/04/2020
      ISBN13: 9781911545552, 978-1911545552
      ISBN10: 1911545558
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      Book Synopsis
      Do you think the world of the Eurovision Song Contest, with its crazy props, even crazier dancers and crazier still songs has nothing to do with serious European politics? Think again. The contest has been a mirror for cultural, social and political developments in Europe ever since its inauguration in 1956. It has been a voice of rebellion across the Iron Curtain, the voice of liberation for both sexual and regional minorities and it even once triggered a national revolution. Eurovision! charts both the history of Europe and the history of the Eurovision Song Contest over the last six decades, and shows how seamlessly they interlink - and what an amazing journey it has been. This updated edition takes in every content up to 2022.

      Trade Review
      'A feast for any Eurovision fan. As thorough a history of the contest as anyone could desire.' Graham Norton

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