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An edition of 1966 (2015)

1966

the year the decade exploded

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1966 was a year of noise and tumult, of brightly colored patterns clashing with black and white politics, of furious forward motion and an outraged, awakening reaction. There remains an urgency that marks the music and movies of that year, counterbalanced by traces of loss, disconnection and deep melancholy.

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Faber & Faber
Language
English
Pages
653

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Subjects

Nineteen sixty-six, A.D., Protest movements, Social aspects, Nineteen sixties, Popular culture, History and criticism, Rock music, Political activists, History, Nineteenth century, Twentieth century

Times

20th century, 1961-1970
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Cover of: 1966
1966: The Year the Decade Exploded
2021, Faber & Faber, Limited
in English
Cover of: 1966
1966: The Year the Decade Exploded
Jan 02, 2018, Faber & Faber Social
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Cover of: 1966
1966
2015, Faber & Faber, Limited
in English
Cover of: 1966
1966: the year the decade exploded
2015, Faber & Faber
in English

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Table of Contents

Part 1, Acceleration. January. A quiet explosion : CND, protest and the conspiracy of silence
February. 19th nervous breakdown : British teen culture and the madness of swinging London
March. The ballad of the Green Berets : the Vietnam War in America
April. The third eye : LSD and its discontents
May. Walkin' my cat named dog : The feminine mystique and Female independence
June. I'll be your mirror : The Velvet Underground and Warhol's America
July. Land of 1000 dances : Tamla, soul and the March Against Fear
August. Do you come here often? Joe Meek, gay rights and a summer of violence
Part 2, Explosion. September. 7 and 7 is : provocations, shadows and a new language
October. Winchester Cathedral : times past, present and future
November. Good vibrations : Motown and soul in the UK, the Beach Boys and the Sunset Strip
December. My mind's eye : dreams of freedom, a prophetic minority and the return to childhood.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references, discography (pages 553-564), and index.

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London
Other Titles
Year the decade exploded

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
781.6609046
Library of Congress
ML3534 .S39 2015, ML3534 .S275 2015, D410.5

The Physical Object

Pagination
xii, 653 pages
Number of pages
653

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27210103M
Internet Archive
1966yeardecadeex0000sava
ISBN 10
0571277624
ISBN 13
9780571277629
OCLC/WorldCat
930767429

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