1998, ISBN: 9780306458620

Good. Hardcover. Hardcover with dustjacket 1998 Plenum. Jacket lightly crumpled at spine; scuffed. Very clean; no marks; pages bright; binding tight. 240pp. Language: English. 'The phenom… Mehr…

Good. Hardcover. Hardcover with dustjacket 1998 Plenum. Jacket lightly crumpled at spine; scuffed. Very clean; no marks; pages bright; binding tight. 240pp. Language: English. 'The phenomenon of Elvis Presley is the jumping- off point for Walley's evaluation of post-World War II American commercial music and how it conquered the world. What started out as a disposable commodity pitched to adolescents eventually metastasized into a culture in which the Czech prime minister sought, and the U.S. secretary of state personally intervened to discourage, the appointment of Frank Zappa as an official representative on matters of trade, culture and tourism. That a pop musician would be considered for such a position, let alone be the subject of international political pressure, was unthinkable before Elvis. And why, after Elvis, was it thinkable? Well, during Elvis' career, rock and roll became a worldwide attitude as well as a sonic environment for commerce. That is a sad plight that Walley surveys with pleasant cynicism, winding up considering the fascination with such issues as presidential underwear preferences and the seemingly unending retail warfare that commercial culture fosters.'-- Mike Tribby, Booklist., 2.5<

1998, ISBN: 0306458624

[EAN: 9780306458620], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 3.0], [PU: Da Capo Press Inc], 240 Seiten ex Library / aus einer wissentschaftlichen Bibliothek Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gram… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780306458620], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 3.0], [PU: Da Capo Press Inc], 240 Seiten ex Library / aus einer wissentschaftlichen Bibliothek Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 469, Books<