We're Not Here to Entertain: Punk Rock, Ronald Reagan, and the Real Culture War of 1980s America

by Kevin Mattson

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Many remember the 1980s as the era of Ronald Reagan, a conservative decade populated by preppies and yuppies dancing to a soundtrack of electronic synth pop music. In some ways, it was the "MTV generation." However, the decade also produced some of the most creative works of punk culture, from the music of bands like the Minutemen and the Dead Kennedys to avant-garde visual arts, literature, poetry, and film. In We're Not Here to Entertain, Kevin...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0190908238

ISBN13:9780190908232

Release Date:August 2020

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:416 Pages

Weight:1.23 lbs.

Dimensions:1.4" x 5.9" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

Arts, Music & Photography Music Political Science Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences

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