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Punks A Guide to an American Subculture
Sharon M. Hannon
ISBN: 0-313-36456-7
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-36456-3
168 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 11/9/2009
List Price: $35.00 (UK Sterling Price: £24.95)
Availability: Not yet published. (Estimated publication date, 11/9/2009)
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Description: Unlike other volumes on the punk era that focus on just the music—and primarily on British punk bands—Punks: A Guide to an American Subculture spans the full expanse of punk as it happened in the United States, from the late-1960s blast from Iggy Pop and the Stooges to the full explosion of punk in the mid 1970s to its next-generation resurgences and continuing aftershocks.

Punks covers it all—not just music, but the punk influence on film, fashion, media, and language. Readers will see how punk spread virally, through fan-created magazines, record labels, clubs, and radio stations, as well as how mainstream America reacted, then absorbed aspects of punk culture. The book includes interviews with key members of the punk subculture, including new conversations with people who participated in the punk scene in the 1970s and 1980s.
 Title Features:
  • Includes new interviews with Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson, founders of Dischord Records and the punk band Minor Threat, plus reprints of interviews with singers Jello Biafra and Kathleen Hanna, two well-known punks who spoke out frequently about politics and gender issues
  • Offers an annotated bibliography, including a variety of entries that are both scholarly and popular, grouped by format
About the Author: Sharon M. Hannon is a freelance writer, editor, and researcher who has written books, websites, and articles for the Library of Congress and PBS on such topics as women explorers, World War II, spies and secret agents, and American history.
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