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Beginning to See the Light: Sex, Hope, and Rock-and-Roll
Ellen Willis
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Description for Beginning to See the Light: Sex, Hope, and Rock-and-Roll
Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; ACXJ; DNF; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
From the New Yorker's inimitable first pop music critic comes this pioneering collection of essays by a conscientious writer whose political realm is both radical and rational, and whose prime preoccupations are with rock 'n' roll, sexuality, and above all, freedom. Here Ellen Willis assuredly captures the thrill of music, the disdain of authoritarian culture, and the rebellious spirit of the '60s and '70s.
From the New Yorker's inimitable first pop music critic comes this pioneering collection of essays by a conscientious writer whose political realm is both radical and rational, and whose prime preoccupations are with rock 'n' roll, sexuality, and above all, freedom. Here Ellen Willis assuredly captures the thrill of music, the disdain of authoritarian culture, and the rebellious spirit of the '60s and '70s.
Product Details
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
386g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816680788
SKU
V9780816680788
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About Ellen Willis
Ellen Willis (1941-2006) was the first pop music critic for the New Yorker and an editor and columnist at the Village Voice. A groundbreaking radical leftist author and thinker, she has contributed to numerous publications, including Rolling Stone, the New York Times, and the Nation, and was the founder of the Cultural Reporting and Criticism program at New York University. ... Read more
Reviews for Beginning to See the Light: Sex, Hope, and Rock-and-Roll
If this book can be said to make one central assumption, it is that there really is such a thing as liberation. -Ellen Willis, from the Introduction