Description
A history of postwar politics and society in England through the lens of the folk revivalist movement.
About the Author
Julia Mitchell is Teacher and Academic Guidance Counsellor at Luther College, High School in Regina, Canada. She holds a PhD in History from University College London, UK.
Reviews
Julia Mitchell's book plays a lively, inspiring and novel tune, stringing together popular music, the peace movement, the BBC, industry, politics and much more. Her book strikes a chord with debates about transatlantic and national cultures and local traditions. Mitchell's refrain - that folk music matters to post-war British history - is an important intervention and one historians will want and need to listen to. * Lawrence Black, Professor of Modern History, University of York, UK *
Julia Mitchell's new book provides a lively and informative history of the English folk revival, while also bringing a fresh and illuminating perspective to established debates about the politics of class, deindustrialisation, affluence and nostalgia. It is an assured account, which opens a series of profound and provocative questions about the interaction between different forms of identity, authenticity and popular culture in postwar Britain. * Emily Robinson, Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Sussex, UK *
Book Information
ISBN 9781350071216
Author Dr. Julia Mitchell
Format Hardback
Page Count 208
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 466g