There's a Riot Going on: Revolutionaries, Rock Stars, and the Rise and Fall of the '60s
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Between 1965 and 1972, political activists around the globe prepared to mount a revolution. While the Vietnam War raged, calls for black power grew louder and liberation movements erupted everywhere from Berkeley, Detroit, and Newark, to Paris, Berlin, Ghana, and Peking. Rock and soul music fueled the revolutionary movement with anthems and iconic imagery. Soon the musicians themselves, from John Lennon and Bob Dylan to James Brown and Fela Kuti, were being dragged into the fray. From Mick Jagger's legendary appearance in Grosvenor Square standing on the sidelines and snapping pictures, to the infamous incident during the Woodstock Festival when Pete Townshend kicked yippie Abbie Hoffman off the stage while he tried to make a speech about an imprisoned comrade, Doggett unravels the truth about how these were not the "Street Fighting Men" they liked to see themselves as and how the increasing corporatization of the music industry played an integral role in derailing the cultural dream. There's a Riot Going On is a fresh, definitive, and exceedingly well-researched behind-the-scenes account of this uniquely turbulent period when pop culture and politics shared the world stage with mixed results.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1847671934
ISBN13:9781847671936
Release Date:May 2009
Publisher:Canongate Us
Length:608 Pages
Weight:3.50 lbs.
Dimensions:1.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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The Revolution of the 60s & 70s
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
One of the best books I've read in months. A sweeping inclusive view of history of the "revolution" from the mid sixties through the end of the Symbionese Liberation Army. If you lived through these times, this book will help put it all into perspective.
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