We gotta get out of this place : the soundtrack of the Vietnam War /

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"For a Kentucky rifleman who spent his tour trudging through Vietnam's Central Highlands, it was Nancy Sinatra's 'These Boots Are Made for Walkin'.' For a 'tunnel rat' who blew smoke into the Viet Cong's underground tunnels, it was Jimi Hendrix's �...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Bradley, Doug, 1947- (Author), Werner, Craig Hansen, 1952- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2015]
Series:Culture, politics, and the Cold War.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Music and the war.
Popular music > History > Social aspects > United States > 20th century.
Popular music > United States > 1961-1970 > History and criticism.
Popular music > History and criticism > 1971-1980.
Popular music > History and criticism.
Musique populaire > Histoire et critique.
Musique populaire > Histoire > Aspect social > États-Unis > 20e siècle.
Musique populaire > États-Unis > 1961-1970 > Histoire et critique.
MUSIC > Instruction & Study > Theory.
MUSIC > General.
Music and war
Popular music
Popular music > Social aspects
United States
Electronic books.
History
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The Vietnam veterans' national anthem
  • "Goodbye my sweetheart, hello Vietnam" : the soundscape takes shape
  • "Bad moon rising" : the soundtracks of LBJ's war
  • "I-feel-like-I'm-fixin'-to-die" : protest, pot, black power, and the (psychedelic) sound of Nixon's war
  • "Chain of fools" : radios, guitars, eight tracks (and silence in the field)
  • "What's going on" : music and the long road home.

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