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Contents Introduction by Marc Bayard Preface by the author Why Punk: Background comparisons with previous art movements; some defining characteristics of punk. Media Misrepresentations: How television, glossy magazines, and mindless mass media have done their best to defang the beast. Skinheads: Who they are, where they're from and do they have to do with punk anyway. Intra-Movement Communication: Fanzines-communcation from the Xerox machine to the underground. Anarchism: An alternative to existing systems. What it is and why it is embraced by punks all over the world. The failure of bought and paid for politicians has ensured a counterculture receptive to the idea that we would be better off without these vampires. Gender Issues: Sexism, feminism and open homosexuality. Environmentalism and Ecological Concerns: The ideas and techniques of Earth First, ALF, and others have found a comfortable home in the punk scene. Straight Edge: A movement that went from being a minor threat to a convervative, conformist no threat. DIY BibliographyProduct Identifiers
PublisherA + K Press
ISBN-139781873176160
eBay Product ID (ePID)86745417
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Book TitleThe Philosophy of Punk: more than Noise!!
AuthorCraig O'hara
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicMusic
Publication Year2000
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Item Height198mm
Item Width129mm
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Title_AuthorCraig O'hara
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom