There’s A Riot Going On Revolutionaries, Rock Stars, and the Rise and Fall of '60s Counter-Culture
- 6 Nov 2008
- 9781847671141
- £16.99
- 608 pp
- 129×198mm
- 4 Jun 2009
- 9781847676450
- £13.59
- 608 pp
In a few words
‘An extraordinary book…Doggett emerges triumphant. Grab a copy – By Any Means Necessary.’ (5 stars)-Mojo
In a few words
‘An extraordinary book…Doggett emerges triumphant. Grab a copy – By Any Means Necessary.’ (5 stars)-Mojo
Peter Doggett's weighty tome is a treasure trove of countercultural anecdotes and reportage.
Tells the story in an exemplary way.
Peter Doggett's weighty tome is a treasure trove of countercultural anecdotes and reportage.
Tells the story in an exemplary way.
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the book
Between 1965 and 1972, political activists around the globe prepared to mount a revolution, from the Black Panthers to the Gay Liberation Front, from the Yippies to the IRA. Rock and soul music supplied the revolutionary tide with anthems and iconic imagery; and renowned musicians such as John Lennon, Mick Jagger and Bob Dylan were particularly influential in the movement. This is the definitive account of this unique period in modern history; a compelling portrait of an era when revolutionaries turned into rock stars, and rock stars dressed up as revolutionaries.
More about
the book
Between 1965 and 1972, political activists around the globe prepared to mount a revolution, from the Black Panthers to the Gay Liberation Front, from the Yippies to the IRA. Rock and soul music supplied the revolutionary tide with anthems and iconic imagery; and renowned musicians such as John Lennon, Mick Jagger and Bob Dylan were particularly influential in the movement. This is the definitive account of this unique period in modern history; a compelling portrait of an era when revolutionaries turned into rock stars, and rock stars dressed up as revolutionaries.
Doggett has mastered hundreds of interviews, contemporary accounts and documents to put together this meticulously researched, scholarly and often gripping portrait of an era.
Doggett's encyclopaedic account of Sixties counter-culture is a fascinating history of pop's relationship with politics, examining the establishment's skill at assimilating rock 'n' roll rebellion into the mainstream.
Doggett has a brisk, readable style, with an astute eye for the idiosyncrasies of the period.
...a fresh and near-definitive slant on a subject you might have thought had been picked clean by journalists and historians.
Doggett has mastered hundreds of interviews, contemporary accounts and documents to put together this meticulously researched, scholarly and often gripping portrait of an era.
Doggett's encyclopaedic account of Sixties counter-culture is a fascinating history of pop's relationship with politics, examining the establishment's skill at assimilating rock 'n' roll rebellion into the mainstream.
Doggett has a brisk, readable style, with an astute eye for the idiosyncrasies of the period.
...a fresh and near-definitive slant on a subject you might have thought had been picked clean by journalists and historians.
