Rockin' in Time by David Szatmary

Rockin' in Time by David Szatmary

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This text offers an in-depth examination of the social history of America and Britain through rock-and-roll. Tracing rock from its inception - from American blues to the present - the book shows how it has reflected and sometimes changed American and British culture for several generations.

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Rockin' in Time by David Szatmary

For undergraduate courses in Popular Music, Recent American History, Sociology, and American Ethnic Studies. The only study of its kind, this well-organized, illustrated text offers an in-depth examination of the social history of America and Britain through rock-and-roll. Tracing rock from its inception—from American blues to the present—the book shows how rock-and-roll has reflected and sometimes changed American and British culture for several generations.
Dave Szatmary worked in the music industry and taught the history of rock and roll at several universities after earning his Ph.D. in American History at Rutgers University. He has contributed to the All Music Guides to Rock, Jazz and Blues and wrote A Time to Rock (Schirmer s) He also authored Shays Rebellion (University of Massachusetts Press, 1980), which has been made into a film and served as the basis for a History Channel program. Szatmary regularly reviews rock and jazz books. He currently serves as the Vice Provost of Educational Outreach at the University of Washington, one of the premier professional and continuing education programs in the country that serves 50,000 students annually. He is a noted expert and has been interviewed extensively by the media about online learning and higher education budgeting in addition to rock and roll.
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ISBN 13 9780130226365
ISBN 10 013022636X
Title Rockin' in Time
Author David Szatmary
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Prentice Hall
Year published 2001-08-09
Number of pages 349
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.