Good Booty
Love and Sex, Black & White, Body and Soul in American Music
New York : Dey Street, an imprint of William Morrow, [2017]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: xxvi, 418 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
"In this sweeping history of popular music in the United States, NPR's acclaimed music critic examines how popular music shapes fundamental American ideas and beliefs, allowing us to communicate difficult emotions and truths about our most fraught social issues, most notably sex and race."--Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Preface -- Introduction -- The taboo baby -- That da da strain: shimmying, shaking, sexology -- Let it breathe on me: spiritual erotics -- Teen dreams and grown-up urges -- The sexual revolution and its discontents -- Hard and soft realities -- Oh no, it hurts: AIDS, Reagan, and the backlash -- Hungry cyborgs: Britney, Beyoncé, and the virtual frontier -- Epilogue.
Subjects:
Popular music -- United States -- History and criticism.
Music -- Social aspects -- United States -- History and criticism.
Popular music -- United States -- History and criticism.
Music -- Social aspects -- United States -- History and criticism.
ISBN:
9780062463692
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
PERFORMING ARTS Music Popular Pow | Eastover | Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-384) and index.