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The Beatles and the 1960s - Reception, Revolution, and Social Change (Hardcover)
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The Beatles and the 1960s - Reception, Revolution, and Social Change (Hardcover)
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The Beatles are widely regarded as the foremost and most
influential music band in history and their career has been the
subject of many biographies. Yet the band's historical significance
has not received sustained academic treatment to date. In The
Beatles' Reception in the 1960s, Kenneth L. Campbell uses the
Beatles as a lens through which to explore the sweeping, panoramic
history of the social, cultural and political transformations that
occurred in the 1960s. It draws on audience reception theory and
untapped primary source material, including student newspapers, to
understand how listeners would have interpreted the Beatles' songs
and albums not only in Britain and the United States, but also
globally. Taking a year-by-year approach, each chapter analyses the
external influences the Beatles absorbed, consciously or
unconsciously, from the culture surrounding them. Some key topics
include race relations, gender dynamics, political and cultural
upheavals, the Vietnam War and the evolution of rock music and
popular culture. The book will also address the resurgence of the
Beatles' popularity in the 1980s, as well as the relevance of The
Beatles' ideals of revolutionary change to our present day. This is
essential reading for anyone looking for an accessible yet rigorous
study of the historical relevance of the Beatles in a crucial
decade of social change.
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