The British national daily press and popular music, c.1956-1975 / Gillian A.M. Mitchell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mitchell, Gillian, author.

Series:

Anthem studies in British history.

Anthem studies in British history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Popular music--Social aspects--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Popular music.

Musical criticism--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Musical criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 139 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

London : Anthem Press, 2019.

Summary:

'The British National Daily Press and Popular Music, c.1956-1975' constitutes a reappraisal of the reactions of the national daily press to forms of music popular with young people in Britain from the mid-1950s to the 1970s (including rock 'n' roll, skiffle, 'beat group' and rock music). Conventional histories of popular music in Britain frequently accuse the newspapers of generating 'moral panic' with regard to these musical genres and of helping to shape negative attitudes to the music within the wider society. This book questions such charges and considers whether alternative perspectives on press attitudes towards popular music may be discerned. In doing so, it also challenges the tendency to perceive evidence from newspapers straightforwardly as a mere illustration of wider social trends and considers the manner in which the post-war newspaper industry, as a socio-cultural entity in its own right, responded to developments in youth culture as it faced distinctive challenges and pressures amid changing times.

Contents:

The British National Daily Press and Popular Music, c.1956–1975

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 26 Mar 2019).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781783089116

1783089113

9781783089109

1783089105

OCLC:

1504536132