Read The Beatles and Sixties Britain

The Beatles and Sixties Britain

Marcus Collins

4.9/5 (16751 ratings)

Description:Though the Beatles are nowadays considered national treasures, this book shows how and why they inspired phobia as well as mania in 1960s Britain. As symbols of modernity in the early sixties, they functioned as a stress test for British institutions and identities, at once displaying the possibilities and establishing the limits of change. Later in the decade, they developed forms of living, loving, thinking, looking, creating, worshipping and campaigning which became subjects of intense controversy. The ambivalent attitudes contemporaries displayed towards the Beatles are not captured in hackneyed ideas of the 'swinging sixties', the 'permissive society' and the all-conquering 'Fab Four'. Drawing upon a wealth of contemporary sources, The Beatles and Sixties Britain offers a new understanding of the band as existing in creative tension with postwar British society: their disruptive presence inciting a wholesale re-examination of social, political and cultural norms.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Beatles and Sixties Britain. To get started finding The Beatles and Sixties Britain, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: 2020

ISBN: 110876942X

Description: Though the Beatles are nowadays considered national treasures, this book shows how and why they inspired phobia as well as mania in 1960s Britain. As symbols of modernity in the early sixties, they functioned as a stress test for British institutions and identities, at once displaying the possibilities and establishing the limits of change. Later in the decade, they developed forms of living, loving, thinking, looking, creating, worshipping and campaigning which became subjects of intense controversy. The ambivalent attitudes contemporaries displayed towards the Beatles are not captured in hackneyed ideas of the 'swinging sixties', the 'permissive society' and the all-conquering 'Fab Four'. Drawing upon a wealth of contemporary sources, The Beatles and Sixties Britain offers a new understanding of the band as existing in creative tension with postwar British society: their disruptive presence inciting a wholesale re-examination of social, political and cultural norms.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Beatles and Sixties Britain. To get started finding The Beatles and Sixties Britain, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

The Beatles and Sixties Britain

The Beatles and Sixties Britain

More Books

For the Culture: The Power Behind What We Buy, What We Do, and Who We Want to Be

For the Culture: The Power Behind What We Buy, What We Do, and Who We Want to Be

Marcus Collins: A Biography

Marcus Collins: A Biography

Batter Up

Batter Up

Marcus Collins

Marcus Collins

Modern Love

Modern Love

Claiming the B in LGBT: Illuminating the Bisexual Narrative

Claiming the B in LGBT: Illuminating the Bisexual Narrative

The Fifth Wave: A Strategic Vision for Mobile Internet Innovation, Investment and Return

The Fifth Wave: A Strategic Vision for Mobile Internet Innovation, Investment and Return

The Permissive Society and Its Enemies: Sixties British Culture

The Permissive Society and Its Enemies: Sixties British Culture

Meditations: An essential, best-loved classic (Collins Classics)

Meditations: An essential, best-loved classic (Collins Classics)