Elvis Costello and Thatcherism
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Elvis Costello and Thatcherism is a musicians, great britain, music book by David Pilgrim.
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The emergence of Thatcherism around 1980, which ushered in a period of neo-liberalism in British politics that still resonates today, led musicians, like other artists, to respond to their context of production. The book uses the early work of Elvis Costello to explore the relationship between popular music and politics in one historical period. Throughout the book examples are provided of Costello's songs and how they work musically to illustrate or stimulate the contextual discussion. The book will be of interest to musicologists, sociologists and social-pyschologists.
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Elvis Costello and Thatcherism is a Musicians, great britain, Music, Great britain, history, 20th century, Great britain, politics and government, 1979-1997, Literary Criticism book.
What is Elvis Costello and Thatcherism about?+
The emergence of Thatcherism around 1980, which ushered in a period of neo-liberalism in British politics that still resonates today, led musicians, like other artists, to respond to their context of production. The book uses the early work of Elvis Costello to explore the relationship between popul...
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Elvis Costello and Thatcherism was written by David Pilgrim.