Booktopia - Crisis Music : The Cultural Politics of Rock Against Racism, Ian Goodyer, 9780719079245

Crisis Music : The Cultural Politics of Rock Against Racism

By: Ian Goodyer

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ISBN: 9780719079245

Format: Hardcover
Published: August 2009

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Drawing on interviews with activists, supporters and critics, and based on the latest research,Crisis Musicexplores the nature of this ground-breaking politico-cultural phenomenon. The author explains why Rock Against Racism seized upon the power and passion of punk and reggae, and how this has helped to shape the boundaries of modern popular music. He also offers, for the first time, a clear picture of the relationship between RAR and its main political sponsor, the Socialist Workers Party.Crisis Musicdiscusses RAR's place within the left's often-troubled encounters with popular culture, and draws comparisons with other music-based movements and campaigns, such as the post-war folk revival and Live 8.