About this title: In "Race, Rock, and Elvis", Michael T. Bertrand contends that popular music, specifically Elvis's brand of rock 'n' roll, helped revise racial attitudes after World War II. Observing that youthful fans of rhythm and blues, rock 'n' roll, and other black-inspired music seemed more inclined than their segregationist elders to ignore the color line, Bertrand links popular music with a more general relaxation, led by white youths, of the historical denigration of blacks in the South. The tradition of southern racism, successfully communicated to previous generations, failed for the first time ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Date Published: 2000-08-01
ISBN-13:9780252025860ISBN:0252025865
Description: Very Good. About 6 Pages of Highlighting out of 327, About 2% of the Book, Owner's Name on Inside Cover, Tight Square Binding, Minor Edge Wear on Dust Cover, Priority Shipping recommended for prompt delivery by USPS when offered, Delivery Confirmation on all domestic items where available. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN-13:9780252025860ISBN:0252025865
Description: Fine. 0252025865 THIS IS A HARDCOVER BOOK IN DUST JACKET. THE BOOK AND DUST JACKET ARE IN FINE/FINE CONDITION, LIKE NEW, NO DEFECTS INSIDE OR OUT. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: UNIV OF ILLINOIS PR
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780252072703ISBN:0252072707
Description: New. In Race, Rock, and Elvis, Michael T. Bertrand contends that popular music, specifically Elvis Presley's brand of rock 'n' roll, helped revise racial attitudes after World War II. Observing that youthful fans of rhythm and blues, rock 'n' roll, and ot... read more
Edition: First edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Univ of Illinois Pr
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780252025860ISBN:0252025865
Description: Very Good + in near fine jacket. First Printing. Excellent condition, except for gift inscription on front flyleaf. Tight binding, clean pages. 327 pp, including index. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Date Published: 2000-08-01
ISBN-13:9780252025860ISBN:0252025865
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"The sensational title is a little misleading. The book is more about class and the economic factors surrounding the emergence of rock 'n' roll. That said, the analysis is interesting. It reads like a PhD thesis -- repetitive and dryer than it needs to be. The author is a historian; thankfully, he does not write in the "high academese" that is common to some other disciplines."
"It was good, but a little repetitive at times. The author gives great insight into how popular culture of the time really was and how it effected the people who experienced it. He also makes an excellent argument for the inclusion of popular culture as a legitimate factor in understanding history that historians often neglect. I definitely recommend it for that reason alone. If you are an Elvis fan, this may be a little too comprehensive for your taste."
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