Bibliograph

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

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Label

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

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-384) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Good booty

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

981576251

Responsibility statement

Ann Powers

Sub title

love and sex, black & white, body and soul in American music

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

Table Of 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

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