Working on a dream: the progressive political vision of Bruce Springsteen

Springsteen's rise to the top of American music coincided with the triumph of American conservatism, and the veneration of marketplace values above democratic principles and humanistic priorities. Springsteen has consistently summoned his creative power and artistic vision to indict these polit...

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1. Verfasser: Masciotra, David (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York [u.a.] Continuum 2010
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Zusammenfassung:Springsteen's rise to the top of American music coincided with the triumph of American conservatism, and the veneration of marketplace values above democratic principles and humanistic priorities. Springsteen has consistently summoned his creative power and artistic vision to indict these political developments and demand the cultivation of a more compassionate and progressive society.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Open to pain and crossed by the rain : a biographical sketch -- On a downbound train : the politics of isolation -- Up to my neck in hock : the politics of alienation -- Saw my reflection in the window : the politics of invisibility -- Down in jungleland : the politics of urban decay -- Ain't nobody drawin' wine from this blood : the politics of religion and humanism -- Bodies hanging in the trees : the politics of American power -- Gonna be a long walk home : the politics of community -- Is there anybody alive out there? : the politics of a Bruce Springsteen performance -- The dope's that there's still hope : the politics of renewal
Beschreibung:xvi, 266 S. 23 cm
ISBN:0826425054
9780826425058

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