Present Tense: Rock & Roll and Culture

by Anthony DeCurtis

Book Overview

The most compelling art form to emerge from the United States in the second half of the twentieth century, rock & roll stands in an edgy relationship with its own mythology, its own musicological history and the broader culture in which it plays a part. In Present Tense, Anthony DeCurtis brings together writers from a wide variety of fields to explore how rock & roll is made, consumed, and experienced in our time.
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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822312654
• ISBN13: 9780822312659
• Release Date: September 1992
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"