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NOTE: This edition features the same content as the traditional text in a convenient, three-hole-punched, loose-leaf version. Books a la Carte also offer a great value; this format costs significantly less than a new textbook. Before purchasing, check with your instructor or review your course syllabus to ensure that you select the correct ISBN.
For courses in music and the sociology of music.
Understand the social and historical significance of rock¿-and-roll
Brief, authoritative, and up-to-date, David Szatmary's Rockin' in Time: A Social History of Rock-¿and-¿Roll, 9th Edition, weaves the major icons of rock-¿and-¿roll into a larger sociohistorical fabric. Placing rock-and-roll in the context of the social issues that surrounded and shaped it, this book explores topics like the influence of rock music on the Civil Rights Movement, demographic change and the baby boom, the development of the music business, and technological advances. The 9th Edition contains new photos and images, as well as new material on Delta blues, fusion jazz, and electronic dance music.
*Music for your course is available through Spotify.
Contents
The Birth of the Blues
The Advent of Rock-and-Roll
Elvis and Rockabilly
The Teen Market: From Bandstand to Girl Groups
Surfboards and Hot Rods: California, Here We Come
The New Frontier of Folk
The British Invasion of America: The Beatles
The British Blues Invasion and Garage Rock
Motown: The Sound of Integration
Acid Rock
Soul Music: Fire from the Streets
Guitar Heroes and Heavy Metal
The Soft Sounds: Country Rock, the Singers-Songwriters and Sweet Soul
Rock Turns Serious: Jazz Rock and Progressive Music
The Era of Excess
Punk Rock
American Hardcore
I Want My MTV
The Promise of Rock-and-Roll
Country Boomers
The Generation X Blues
Post-Grunge Party
The Hip-Hop Nation
Metal Gumbo: From Rap-Rock to Nu-Metal
The Age of the Internet
Life in Wartime
Country Counter-Revolution
The Rave Revolution and Electronic Dance Music
