THE SEX REVOLTS: GENDER, REBELLION AND ROCK 'N' ROLL. (SIGNED).

REYNOLDS, Simon, Joy Press.

ISBN 10: 185242396X / ISBN 13: 9781852423964

Published by Serpent's Tail,, London,, 1995

About this Item

First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp xiv, 406. Original publisher's illustrated boards, lettered in black and white on spine and cover. Signed presentation from the authors on front endpaper, 'To Robin, a proud member of the revolting sex, see you down the Stamford Simon R. To Malcolm X, Keep the revolution alive, Joy'. ISBN: 185242396x About fine.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE SEX REVOLTS: GENDER, REBELLION AND ROCK 'N' ROLL. (SIGNED).
• Publisher: Serpent's Tail,, London,
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 185242396X
• ISBN 13: 9781852423964
• Binding: Hardback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signedes

About this title

Synopsis

The Sex Revolts is the first book to look at rebellion and rock ?n? roll through the lens of gender. It finds a paradox at the heart of rock music - it is often most thrilling when it is most misogynist and macho. Provocative and passionately argued, the book walks the tightrope between a rock fan?s excitement and a critic?s awareness of the music?s darker undercurrents. It sheds new light on the angry young men (the Rolling Stones, the Doors, Iggy Pop, the Sex Pistos, and Nirvana) and the psychedelic mystics (Van Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Syd Barrett and Brian Eno) that make up the rock?n?roll pantheon. And it traces the secret history of female rebellion in rock, from Patti Smith and Kate Bush through the Slits and Siouxsie to contemporary artists like Hole and PJ Harvey. A rich cocktail of rock criticism, cultural studies and feminist theory, The Sex Revolts is set to become the key text in the women-in-rock debate.

About the Author

Simon Reynolds writes about music and popular culture for the New York Times, ArtForum, the Observer, and Melody Maker, and is the author of Blissed Out: The Raptures of Rock.

Joy Press writes about music, books, and women's issues for Spin, the Guardian, Village Voice, and New York Newsday.