Product Description

More has been written about the Beatles than any other performing artists of the twentieth century. Accounts of their lives and times have been retold, reproduced and reinvented to the extent that their achievements have passed into contemporary folklore and popular mythology. What has been surprisingly absent, however, is any sustained critical investigation of the numerous debates and issues the group provoked. This book provides that long overdue analysis, by seeking to present the academic study of the Beatles in its appropriate contexts - historical, political, musical and sociological.

Consisting entirely of newly commissioned articles and written by an international group of scholars, its contents challenge many of the traditional assumptions about the Beatles and offer fresh and provocative insights into the nature of their success and its continuing influence. It is essential reading for those wishing to understand not only the phenomenon of the Beatles but also the cultural environment within which popular music continues to be practised and studied.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #737082 in Books
• Published on: 2000-04-07
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 240 pages

Review
'Wonderfully mad symposium of academic essays on the fab four.' - Steven Poole, The Guardian

'A valuable survey of a key pop music phenomenon.' - Alan Buxton, De Montfort University

About the Author
IAN INGLIS is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Northumbria, Newcastle upon Tyne.