What does it all mean, this thing called "rock and roll"? This is different from asking what happened, and who did what. A lot books have dealt with these questions. The meaning of rock music in American Culture is another matter entirely. From its roots in the black and white "under-classes," through its clash with the established culture and the inevitable backlash, to its multi-faceted incarnation today, rock and roll has both fostered and reflected a genuine cultural revolution which has gone on to influence the world. Looking at this phenomenon is what distinguishes You Say You Want a Revolution from all the others. Specifically, during the brief history of rock music, American culture has undergone a period of continuous turbulence, with the fundamental values pertaining to race, sex, work and authority undergoing challenge and change. You Say You Want a Revolution examines the interplay in this period between the larger American culture and this musical phenomenon that has become so much a part of it. One Reviewer notes: "This is one of the most accurate and significant books ever written describing the impact of rock 'n' roll as a cultural form that worked to transform American culture." [Richard Koenigsberg, Ph. D. New York]

You Say You Want a Revolution: Rock Music in American Culture

Arts & Photography

Pielke, Robert G.

Music

Cengage Learning'

In the years following World War II, something vital and original was born in the restive cauldron of American culture. At that moment the voice of this vital and original something came fully into its own. It was insistent, loud and bawdy, and it finally had a name. It was Rock and Roll, and it was about to challenge society's values about race, sex, love, work, patriotism, fashion, commercials and religion that lay at the core of the traditional vision of America. Rock music strongly exemplifies a contrary set of values and issues its own clarion call for freedom and individuality. From its roots in the black and white "under classes" through its clash with the broader culture to its multifaceted incarnation today, rock and roll has fostered and reflected a genuine cultural revolution which has gone on to influence the world. This narrative investigates rock music from a rarely seen philosophical perspective. Topics covered include a definition of rock music and a suggested typology; an examination of rock on radio, television, film and the Web; and a depiction of what is to come. Of particular interest is how rock's shifting mores have mirrored and influenced the complex changes experienced by American society as it has undergone almost continuous turbulence.

Rock Music in American Culture: The Sounds of Revolution, 2d ed.

McFarland

This book clearly and concisely explains how to critique a moral argument. The author clarifies exactly what does and does not characterize a legitimate critique, and provides suggestions on how to proceed. Contents: Critiquing vs. Criticizing; The Elements of Moral Argument; How NOT to Proceed; The Critique.

Critiquing Moral Arguments

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Univ Pr of Amer

This book clearly and concisely explains how to critique a moral argument. The author clarifies exactly what does and does not characterize a legitimate critique, and provides suggestions on how to proceed. Contents: Critiquing vs. Criticizing; The Elements of Moral Argument; How NOT to Proceed; The Critique.

What does it all mean, this thing called "rock and roll"? This is different from asking what happened, and who did what. A lot books have dealt with these questions. The meaning of rock music in American Culture is another matter entirely. From its roots in the black and white "under-classes," through its clash with the established culture and the inevitable backlash, to its multi-faceted incarnation today, rock and roll has both fostered and reflected a genuine cultural revolution which has gone on to influence the world. Looking at this phenomenon is what distinguishes You Say You Want a Revolution from all the others. Specifically, during the brief history of rock music, American culture has undergone a period of continuous turbulence, with the fundamental values pertaining to race, sex, work and authority undergoing challenge and change. You Say You Want a Revolution examines the interplay in this period between the larger American culture and this musical phenomenon that has become so much a part of it.  One Reviewer notes: "This is one of the most accurate and significant books ever written describing the impact of rock 'n' roll as a cultural form that worked to transform American culture." [Richard Koenigsberg, Ph. D. New York]

Burnham Inc Pub.

Noam Chomsky argues that communication with aliens would be impossible. Stephen Hawking argues that it would be extremely unwise even to try. What if it were absolutely necessary to do so? This question arises with extreme urgency at the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863, in this time-travel, alternate-history trilogy, A New Birth of Freedom.

A New Birth of Freedom: The Translator

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Whiskey Creek Press

THIS IS BOOK ONE OF THE TRILOGY! It has taken centuries to recognize that all humans possess certain unalienable rights. There will come a time when we have to consider whether others deserve those rights as well. That time will come on July 3rd 1863. When a stranger carrying a shiny,metalic valise steps aboard a train carrying Abraham Lincoln home from a 2 year stint in Congress, everyone stares, wondering about the stranger's odd clothing and strange footware with the word Nike emblazoned on them. When the strange man shows up in Lincoln's office at the White house 14 years later, still wearing the same clothes, carrying the same valise and looking not a day older, the president and his staff know something is odd. But when Edwin Blair opens his valise and projects a 3d image of the Earth on Lincoln's wall, then proceeds to tell a fanciful tale about time traveling aliens preparing to land at Gettysburg on July 3rd, they are sure they've met a lunatic. Unfortunately for them, they're wrong. A New Birth of Freedom: The Visitor, is the first book in a new science fiction trilogy involving timetravel, alternate history and double first contact.

A New Birth of Freedom: The Visitor

Literary

Altered Dimensions Press

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You Say You Want a Revolution: Rock Music in American Culture

Rock Music in American Culture: The Sounds of Revolution, 2d ed.

Critiquing Moral Arguments

Critiquing Moral Arguments

You Say You Want a Revolution: Rock Music in American Culture

You Say You Want a Revolution: Rock Music in American Culture

A New Birth of Freedom: The Translator

A New Birth of Freedom: The Visitor