Culture and History. 'Where You Once Belonged' : Class, Race and Liverpool Roots of Lennon and McCartney's Songs / James McGrath ; 'Notes on the Beatles from a Black Liverpudlian Perspective' / Mark Christian ; 'From Liverpool to Tibet : "Tomorrow Never Knows" and the Troubled Path to the East' / Sharif Gemie ; 'Magical Mystery Tour : Suburbia and Utopia in Music and Films of The Beatles' / Jon Goss ; The Bohemian Beatles / Colin Campbell ; Interlude 1 : Growing up with The Beatles / Russell Reising, Peter Mills and James McGrath -- Audience, Fanhood, Interpretation. "My Name's Ringo and I Play the Drums" : Being a Beatles' Fan in the Age of Interactivity / Stephanie Fremaux ; 'The Beatles and Fandom' / Richard Mills ; 'Some kind of innocence...' : The Beatles Monthly and the Fan Community / Mike Kirkup ; 'Misunderstanding all you see' : Charles Manson reading the Beatles at the end of the world / Gary Carlin and Mark Jones ; Interlude 2 : The Beatles, Interpretation and Influence / Russell Reising, Peter Mills and James McGrath -- Savoy Truffles : Further Perspectives. Paul in the Picture : Anatomy of a Snapshot / Martin Malone ; The American Beetles : How A Fake Beatles Band Defined A Movement, Changed A Culture, And Beat The Beatles At Their Own Game / Peter Mills and James McGrath.<br><br>
Summary:
"This collection brings together leading scholars of The Beatles to examine their origins, output and legacy. Interdisciplinary in its approach and international is its outlook, The Beatles in Perspective: A Carnival of Light showcases the latest research by historians, literary critics, musicologists, sociologists, poets and cultural critics bringing new perspectives on The Beatles and their milieu which will interest academics and fans alike"-- Provided by publisher.
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