Working for the Clampdown: The Clash, the Dawn of Neoliberalism and the Political Promise of Punk

Book Overview

This volume brings together a range of writers from different academic disciplines and different locations to provide an engaging and accessible critical exploration of one of the most revered and reviled bands in the history of popular music. The essays collated here locate The Clash in their own explosive cultural moment of punk's year zero and examine how the group speaks from beyond the grave to the uncanny parallels of other moments of social...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526114216
• ISBN13: 9781526114211
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"