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What is rock? This book offers a new and systematic approach to understanding rock by applying sociological concepts in a historical context.

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List of Illustrations Suggested Listening Lists Acknowledgments Preface 1. What is Rock? 2. Rock's Precursors, 1946-1953 3. Rock Begins, 1954-1958 4. Mainstreaming Rock and Roll, 1959-1963 5. The Times They Were A-changin', 1964-1967 6. The Best and Worst of Times, 1968-1973 7. The Shame and the Splendor, 1974-1978 8. Draining of the Mainstream, 1979-1982 9. Visuals Rule While Indie Rocks, 1983-1990 10. Alternative to What? 1991-1996 11. Decentering Rock, 1997-2002 12. Rock in the Digital Age, 2003-now Filmography Bibliography Index

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      Publisher: University of Toronto Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 27/01/2015
      ISBN13: 9781442600157, 978-1442600157
      ISBN10: 1442600152

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      What is rock? This book offers a new and systematic approach to understanding rock by applying sociological concepts in a historical context.

      Table of Contents
      List of Illustrations Suggested Listening Lists Acknowledgments Preface 1. What is Rock? 2. Rock's Precursors, 1946-1953 3. Rock Begins, 1954-1958 4. Mainstreaming Rock and Roll, 1959-1963 5. The Times They Were A-changin', 1964-1967 6. The Best and Worst of Times, 1968-1973 7. The Shame and the Splendor, 1974-1978 8. Draining of the Mainstream, 1979-1982 9. Visuals Rule While Indie Rocks, 1983-1990 10. Alternative to What? 1991-1996 11. Decentering Rock, 1997-2002 12. Rock in the Digital Age, 2003-now Filmography Bibliography Index

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