Colin Coulter (ed.), Working for the Clampdown: The Clash, the Dawn of Neoliberalism and the Political Promise of Punk
The Clash officially split up 35 years ago. Nevertheless, there is still intense interest in a band which continues to divide opinion. The latest addition to the academic work about the Clash may prove to be equally divisive. Colin Coulter’s invitation to (re)examine the political impact and the co...
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Transposition
2022
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| Accès en ligne: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Résumé: | The Clash officially split up 35 years ago. Nevertheless, there is still intense interest in a band which continues to divide opinion. The latest addition to the academic work about the Clash may prove to be equally divisive. Colin Coulter’s invitation to (re)examine the political impact and the contemporary relevance of the band by rejecting the sanitised, dehistoricised vision of it proposed by the culture industry is to be welcomed. As is the aim to present a “rigorous but accessible acco... |
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