About this title: The birth of rock 'n roll ignited a firestorm of controversy--one critic called it "musical riots put to a switchblade beat"--but if it generated much sound and fury, what, if anything, did it signify? As Glenn Altschuler reveals in All Shook Up, the rise of rock 'n roll--and the outraged reception to it--in fact can tell us a lot about the values of the United States in the 1950s, a decade that saw a great struggle for the control of popular culture. Altschuler shows, in particular, how rock's "switchblade beat" opened up wide fissures in American society along the fault-lines of family, ...
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Edition: First edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford
Date Published: 2003
Description: How Rock 'n Roll Changed America. Fine in like and very bright dustjacket with crisp bright text throughout. Illustrated with photographs. A sharp copy. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN-13:9780195139433ISBN:0195139437
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
Date Published: 2004-12-09
ISBN-13:9780195177497ISBN:0195177495
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN-13:9780195139433ISBN:0195139437
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2003-08-07
ISBN-13:9780195139433ISBN:0195139437
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Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr, Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780195139433ISBN:0195139437
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780195139433ISBN:0195139437
Description: As New in Near New jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 226 pages with notes, index, b/w photos; small stain top of back fly & inside dj back top. read more
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 2003-08-07
ISBN-13:9780195139433ISBN:0195139437
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"A good guy book, probably for 5th graders and up. It's a witty and fairly realistic story about a 7th grade boy who moves from Boston to Chicago to live with his dad while his mom takes care of a sick grandmother. The kicker is that once he arrives, Dad tells him that he has lost his job and is now a professional Elvis impersonator. Think back to being 13; how would you feel if you found out dad was dressing up as Elvis?! Josh is not happy. Of course though, everything works out in the end. A bit predictable, but... all in all not a bad guy recommendation."
"This is quite a good look at the early history of rock and roll and in particular, reactions to it. I found it incredible how EVERYONE joined in on the frenzy in one way or another, but usually denouncing it. Parents, media, the music industry, non-rock musicians, politicians, etc. Everyone felt strongly about this musical genre and as a result, this music absolutely changed the cultural history of North America and beyond. Very cool."
"A solidly entertaining book that traces the emergence of rock 'n' roll and the backlash against it. I especially enjoyed reading the lesser-known tidbits scattered throughout (the original lyrics to Tutti Frutti were rather shocking!)."
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