Keeping the faith : a history of northern soul /

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This book examines the development of northern soul, its clubs, publications, and practices by locating it in the shifting economic and social context of the English midlands and north in the 1970s. Using fanzines, diaries, letters, and oral testimony it presents a vivid insight into the scene. It m...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Catterall, Stephen John (Author), Gildart, Keith (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Manchester : Manchester University enk Press, 2020.
Subjects:
Soul music > Social aspects > England, Northern > History.
Soul music > England, Northern > History and criticism.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General.
Soul music
Northern England
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • 1. Mods, Motown and 'rare soul' in northern England
  • 2. In the days before Wigan
  • 3. The beating heart of soul: Wigan Casino
  • 4. Soul explosion, fragmentation and decline
  • 5. The chosen few: the experience and practice of northern soul
  • 6. Locating northern soul: place, class and identity
  • 7. Race, gender, sexuality and the politics of northern soul
  • 8. Going back and checking it out: myth, legacy, history and nostalgia
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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