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Elvis Costello and Thatcherism: A Psycho-Social Exploration. by David Pilgrim, Richard Ormrod

Elvis Costello and Thatcherism: A Psycho-Social Exploration. by David Pilgrim, Richard Ormrod

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Series: Ashgate Popular and Folk Music

Pop/Rock

ISBN10: 1409449629
ISBN13: 9781409449621
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Aug 28 2013
Pages: 222
Weight: 1.08
Height: 0.56 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
The emergence of Thatcherism around 1980, which ushered in a period of neo-liberalism in British politics that still resonates today, led musicians, like other artists, to respond to their context of production. This book uses the early work of one of these musicians, Elvis Costello, to explore the relationship between popular music and politics in one historical period. Throughout the book examples are provided of Costello's songs and how they work musically to illustrate or stimulate the contextual discussion. The book will be of significant interest to musicologists, sociologists and social psychologists.

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