The Politics of Punk: Protest and Revolt from the Streets

by David Ensminger

Punk rock has long been equated with the ever-shifting concepts of dissent, disruption, and counter-cultural activities. As a result, since its 1970s and 1980s incarnations, when bands in Britain-from The Clash and Sex Pistols to Angelic Upstarts, U.K. Subs, and Crass-offered alternative political convictions and subversive lifestyle choices, the media has often deemed punk a threat. Bands like Circle Jerks, Dead Kennedys, Bad Religion, and Millions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442254440
• ISBN13: 9781442254442
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.0"