The Beatles in Context
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- Editor: Kenneth Womack, Monmouth University, New Jersey
- Date Published: January 2020
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- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781108419116
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Since their first performances in 1960, The Beatles' cultural influence grew in unparalleled ways. From Liverpool to Beatlemania, and from dance halls to Abbey Road Studios and the digital age, the band's impact exploded during their heyday, and has endured in the decades following their disbandment. Beatles fashion and celebrity culture, politics, psychedelia and the Summer of Love, all highlight different aspects of the band's complex relationship with the world around them. With a wide range of short, snapshot chapters, The Beatles in Context brings together key themes in which to better explore The Beatles' lives and work and understand their cultural legacy, focusing on the people and places central to The Beatles' careers, the visual media that contributed to their enduring success, and the culture and politics of their time.
Read more- Documents the varied contexts of The Beatles' unparalleled cultural achievements
- Focuses on the people and places central to The Beatles' careers, the visual media that contributed to their enduring success, the culture and politics of their time, and their reception and legacy
- Includes a biographical chronology and a list of resources for further reading
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'… this is a solid introduction to the life and times of the most successful musical group in history.' J. F. Lyons, Choice
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- Date Published: January 2020
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781108419116
- length: 372 pages
- dimensions: 235 x 158 x 22 mm
- weight: 0.73kg
- availability: In stock
Table of Contents
Part I. Beatle People and Beatle Places:
1. Britain at mid-century and the rise of The Beatles Jude Southerland Kessler
2. The Beatles in Liverpool David Bedford
3. The Beatles on the Reeperbahn Spencer Leigh
4. Brian Epstein, Beatlemania's architect Kenneth Womack
5. Love, love, love: tracing the contours of Tthe Beatles' inner circle Kenneth L. Campbell
Part II. The Beatles in Performance:
6. The love there that's sleeping: guitars of the early Beatles Walter Everett
7. From dance hall days to stadium tours Chuck Gunderson
8. Beatlemania! Melissa Davis
9. The end of the road David Venturo
Part III. The Beatles on TV, Film, and the Internet:
10. From Juke-Box Jury to The Ed Sullivan Show Al Sussman
11. Projecting the visuality of The Beatles: 'A Hard Day's Night' and 'Help!' David Melbye
12. Beatletoons: moxie, music, and the media Mitchell Axelrod
13. Documentary, rockumentary: 'Let It Be' and the rooftop concert Steve Matteo
14. The Beatles redux: the Anthology series and the video age Walter J. Podrazik
15. Pop goes the internet Allison J. Boron
Part IV. The Beatles' Sound:
16. Abbey Road Studios Brian Southall
17. Producing sound pictures with Sir George Martin Kenneth Womack
18. Rock and Roll music!: The Beatles and the rise of the Merseybeat Anthony Robustelli
19. Positively Bob Dylan: The Beatles and the folk movement Kit O'Toole
20. Listen to the colour of your dreams: The Beatles Writ Psychedelic Jason Kruppa
21. Getting back Robert Rodriguez
22. On the record!: (Dis)covering The Beatles Jerry Zolten
Part V. The Beatles as Sociocultural and Political Touchstones:
23. The Beatles, fashion, and cultural iconography Katie Kapurch
24. The rise of celebrity culture and fanship with The Beatles in the 1960s Jeffrey Roessner
25. Psychedelia, 'swinging London,' and the Summer of Love Kathryn Cox
26. Leaving the West behind: The Beatles and India Steve Hamelman
Part VI. The Beatles' Critical Reception and Cultural Legacy:
27. Phantom band: The Beatles after the Beatles Jacqueline Edmondson
28. The Beatles, Apple, and the business of music publishing Stuart Rosenberg
29. Rebooting Beatlemania in the digital age Joe Rapolla
30. The Beatles in the new millennium Michael Frontani.
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