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Author:

Powers, Ann, 1964-

Title:

Good booty : love and sex, black & white, body and soul in American music / Ann Powers.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Dey Streetan imprint of William Morrow,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

xxvi, 418 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Subject:

Popular music--United States--History and criticism.
Music--History and criticism.--United States--History and criticism.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-384) and index.

Contents:

Preface -- Introduction -- The taboo baby -- That da da strain: shimmying, shaking, sexology -- Let it breathe on me: spiritual erotics -- Teen dreams and grown-up urges -- The sexual revolution and its discontents -- Hard and soft realities -- Oh no, it hurts: AIDS, Reagan, and the backlash -- Hungry cyborgs: Britney, Beyoncé, and the virtual frontier -- Epilogue.

Summary:

"In this sweeping history of popular music in the United States, NPR's acclaimed music critic examines how popular music shapes fundamental American ideas and beliefs, allowing us to communicate difficult emotions and truths about our most fraught social issues, most notably sex and race."--Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0062463691
9780062463692

OCLC:

(OCoLC)981576251

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