Meet The Beatles: A Cultural History Of The Band That Shook Youth, Gender, And The World - Hardcover

Stark, Steven D.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 006000892X ISBN 13: 9780060008925

Publisher: Harper Entertainment, 2005

Synopsis

A history of the Beatles' influence on popular culture is drawn on interviews with numerous principals who surrounded the band and demonstrates their role in influencing women's identities, fashion trends, attitudes toward the gay community, and more. 50,000 first printing.

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Review:

"At the forefront of a 'new wave' of Beatles studies"--Boston Globe Sunday Magazine

"A clear, new picture of the Beatles as pop-culture phenomenon. . . . thoughly entertaining and engaging"--Buffalo News

"A thorough biography of the band . . . Stark is sharp and insightful"--Publishers Weekly

"A volume worthy of its subjects . . . thoughtful, provocative, and valuable"--Washington Post Book World

"[A] remarkably fresh perspective . . . Stark's style, though scholarly, is incisive and altogether entertaining."--Knoxville News-Sentinel

"Insightful . . . Stark embeds the band in ideas and movements"--Newsday

A volume worthy of its subjects . . . thoughtful, provocative, and valuable --Washington Post Book World"

Insightful . . . Stark embeds the band in ideas and movements --Newsday"

[A] remarkably fresh perspective . . . Stark s style, though scholarly, is incisive and altogether entertaining. --Knoxville News-Sentinel"

A thorough biography of the band . . . Stark is sharp and insightful --Publishers Weekly"

From the Back Cover:

The Beatles have profoundly touched the lives of millions. But have you ever wondered why? Why did they become the most powerful artists in history and one of the twentieth century's major symbols of cultural transformation? Meet the Beatles answers those questions and more as it examines the ways the lives of John, Paul, George, and Ringo were inextricably tied to the cultural revolutions their music helped inspire. From their long hair and interest in India to their drug use and admiration for strong women, the Beatles changed the way we look, the way we feel, and even the way we think. This is the book for those who have always been infatuated with the Beatles, as well as those who want to learn for the first time what it all really meant.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Entertainment
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 006000892X
• ISBN 13: 9780060008925
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 344