James Sullivan

Which Side Are You On?

20th Century American History in 100 Protest Songs

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Produktbeschreibung

In Which Side Are You On, author James Sullivan delivers a lively anecdotal history of the progressive movements that have shaped the growth of the United States, and the songs that have accompanied and defined them. Covering one hundred years of social conflict and progress across the twentieth century and into the early years of the twenty-first, this book reveals how protest songs have given voice to the needs and challenges of a nation and asked itscitizens to take a stand ¿ asking the question "Which side are you on?"

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Januar 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 163mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9780190660307
• ISBN-10: 0190660309
• Artikelnr.: 53918893

Autorenporträt

James Sullivan is the author of five books, with subjects ranging from the comedian George Carlin and the performer James Brown to high school football and a cultural history of blue jeans. He is a longtime contributor to the Boston Globe and a former staff critic for the San Francisco Chronicle, and he has written for Rolling Stone, the Atlantic and many other publications. He lives with his wife and three sons in Massachusetts.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Non-Violence
2. Workers Unite
3. Civil Rights
4. The Rights of Women
5. The Environment
6. Freedom of Speech
7. Gay Pride
8. Immigration and the "Other"
9. No Nukes
10. Into the Twenty-First Century