Narratives from Beyond the UK Reggae Bassline: The System is Sound - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 3030551636 ISBN 13 : 9783030551636

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan, 2021

Synopsis

This book explores the history of reggae in modern Britain from the time it emerged as a cultural force in the 1970s. As basslines from Jamaica reverberated across the Atlantic, so they were received and transmitted by the UK’s Afro-Caribbean community. From roots to lovers’ rock, from deejays harnessing the dancehall crowd to dub poets reporting back from the socio-economic front line, British reggae soundtracked the inner-city experience of black youth. In time, reggae’s influence permeated the wider culture, informing the sounds and the language of popular music whilst also retaining a connection to the street-level sound systems, clubs and centres that provided space to create, protest and innovate. This book is therefore a testament to struggle and ingenuity, a collection of essays tracing reggae’s importance to both the culture and the politics of late twentieth and early twenty-first century Britain.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

William 'Lez' Henry is Professor of Criminology and Sociology at the University of West London, UK.
Matt Worley is Professor of Modern History at the University of Reading, UK and a co-founder of the Subcultures Network.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Palgrave Macmillan
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3030551636
• ISBN 13: 9783030551636
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 340
• Éditeur: Henry William 'Lez', Worley Matthew
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