{"product_id":"9781913462673","title":"Mixing Pop and Politics","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom rock’n’roll to contemporary pop, \u003ci\u003eMixing Pop and Politics\u003c\/i\u003e is a provocative and entertaining mash-up of music and Marxist theory.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeginning with the eruption of rock’n’roll into the conservative 50s and running to contemporary pop and neoliberal dominance, \u003ci\u003eMixing and Pop Politics\u003c\/i\u003e documents how music channels and responds to each era’s political currents and events.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCovering everything from 1950s rock'n'roll through the Beatles, glam rock, disco, hip hop and Britpop, all the way up to grime and contemporary pop, and influenced by writers like Mark Fisher, Dick Hebidge and Raymond Williams, Toby Manning shows how popular music has mirrored politics from the 1950s to the present.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn entertaining and provocative mash-up of pop music with Marxist theory, \u003ci\u003eMixing Pop and Politics\u003c\/i\u003e is a timely exploration of music’s impulse towards a better world.","brand":"Toby Manning","offers":[{"title":"Watkins Media |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2024-05-14","offer_id":44663285022975,"sku":"9781913462673","price":19.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_8033a5e2-19bb-4083-a640-6d4d6e9a6d44.jpg?v=1705734630","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781913462673","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}