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P. Thurschwell (Ed.) Quadrophenia and Mod(ern) Culture Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Subcultures and Popular Music ▶ Explores the importance of Quadrophenia to British cultural history and subcultural studies from the 1970s onwards ▶ Examines the interaction of Quadrophenia with class, culture, identity, genre, gender and sexuality ▶ Contains interviews with Frank Roddam, film director, and Ethan Russell, photographer This collection explores the centrality of The Who’s classic album, and Franc Roddam’s cult classic film of adolescent life, Quadrophenia to the recent cultural history of Britain, to British subcultural studies, and to a continuing fascination with Mod style and culture. The interdisciplinary chapters collected here set the album and film amongst critical contexts including gender and sexuality studies, class analysis, and the film and album’s urban 1st ed. 2018, XV, 268 p. 9 illus., 4 illus. in geographies, seeing Quadrophenia as a transatlantic phenomenon and as a perennial color. adolescent story. Contributors view Quadrophenia through a variety of lenses, including the Who’s history and reception, the 1970s English political and social landscape, the adolescent novel of development (the bildungsroman), the perception of the film through Printed book the eyes of Mods and Mod revivalists, 1970s socialist politics, punk, glam, sharp suits, Hardcover scooters and the Brighton train, arguing for the continuing richness of Quadrophenia’s ISBN 978-3-319-64752-4 depiction of the adolescent dilemma. The volume includes new interviews with Franc ▶ 109,99 € | £99.99 Roddam, director of Quadrophenia, and the photographer Ethan Russell, who took the ▶ *117,69 € (D) | 120,99 € (A) | CHF 130.00 photos for the album’s famous photo booklet. The first € price and the £ and $ price are net prices, subject to local VAT. Prices indicated with * include VAT for books; the €(D) includes 7% for Germany, the €(A) includes 10% for Austria. Prices indicated with ** include VAT for electronic products; 19% for Germany, 20% for Austria. All prices exclusive of carriage charges. Prices and other details are subject to change without notice. All errors and omissions excepted..

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