Whole World in an Uproar by Aaron J Leonard
How the radical music of the 1960s was birthed amid unprecedented upheaval and systemic repression.
"What happened when HUAC, the FBI, Jim Crow, corporate media outlets, drug warriors, the religious right, and even the Old Left tried to stop a freight train? Drawing on a broad range of sources, including FBI files, Whole World in an Uproar recounts that momentous story"
"Aaron Leonard integrates an amazing amount of research into a story that ranges from FBI surveillance of the Old Left to the rock scene to the social dissension around the anti-Vietnam War and Black liberation movements. A well-thought through, fascinating documentary about movements and people who were affected by oppressive societal actions."
"A fascinating counter-history of the 1960s music revolution through the eyes of the persecutors, paranoiacs and culture warriors who tried to stop it."
"Aaron Leonard integrates an amazing amount of research into a story that ranges from FBI surveillance of the Old Left to the rock scene to the social dissension around the anti-Vietnam War and Black liberation movements. A well-thought through, fascinating documentary about movements and people who were affected by oppressive societal actions."
"A fascinating counter-history of the 1960s music revolution through the eyes of the persecutors, paranoiacs and culture warriors who tried to stop it."
Aaron J. Leonard is a writer and historian. He is author of Heavy Radicals: The FBI’s Secret War on America’s Maoists (Zero Books, 2015). His research interests focus on twentieth century US history, particularly sixties history, and the interplay between radicalism and governmental repression. He has a BA in social science with a concentration in history from New York University and is currently pursuing a doctorate in history at the University of California, Irvine.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781914420924 |
| ISBN 10 | 1914420926 |
| Title | Whole World in an Uproar |
| Author | Aaron J Leonard |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Watkins Media Limited |
| Year published | 2023-02-14 |
| Number of pages | 350 |
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