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Rockin' the free world! : how the rock 'n' roll revolution changed America and the world / Sean Kay.

By: Publisher: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]Copyright date: ©2017Description: vi, 277 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781442266049
Other title:
  • Rocking the free world!
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306.4/84260973 23
LOC classification:
  • ML3918.R63 K39 2017
Contents:
Part I: Power and progress. Bob Dylan's America -- Part II: Values. Freedom : revolution rock! ; Equality : this land was made for you and me ; Human rights : in the name of love ; Peace : give peace a chance -- Part III: Change. Education : teach your children well ; Activism : we are the world ; Money : welcome to the machine -- Part IV: Rockin' the free world. Ripple in still water.
Summary: International relations expert Sean Kay takes readers inside "Bob Dylan's America" and shows how this vision linked the rock and roll revolution to American values of freedom, equality, human rights, and peace while tracing how those values have spread globally. Rockin' the Free World then shows how artists have engaged in advancing change via opportunity and education; domestic and international issue advocacy; and within the recording and broader communications industry.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks ML3918 .R63 K39 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001423994

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I: Power and progress. Bob Dylan's America -- Part II: Values. Freedom : revolution rock! ; Equality : this land was made for you and me ; Human rights : in the name of love ; Peace : give peace a chance -- Part III: Change. Education : teach your children well ; Activism : we are the world ; Money : welcome to the machine -- Part IV: Rockin' the free world. Ripple in still water.

International relations expert Sean Kay takes readers inside "Bob Dylan's America" and shows how this vision linked the rock and roll revolution to American values of freedom, equality, human rights, and peace while tracing how those values have spread globally. Rockin' the Free World then shows how artists have engaged in advancing change via opportunity and education; domestic and international issue advocacy; and within the recording and broader communications industry.

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