{"product_id":"atomic-tunes-the-cold-war-in-american-and-british-popular-music-hardback-9780253056160","title":"Atomic Tunes; The Cold War in American and British Popular Music (Hardback) 9780253056160","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAtomic Tunes\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Cold War in American and British Popular Music\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTim Smolko (Author), Joanna Smolko (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253056160\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 11 May 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e366 pages, 1 b\u0026amp;w illus, 8 b\u0026amp;w tables - 8 Tables, black and white - 1 Illustrations, black and white\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 2.9 cm, 0.744 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis work is an engaging and informative read that would be a welcome addition to library shelves.\u003c\/p\u003e - Sarah Garretson - Marvin Duchow Music Library, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada (Music Reference Services Quartery)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat is the soundtrack for \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ea nuclear war? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDuring the Cold War, over 500 songs were written about nuclear weapons, fear of the Soviet Union, civil defense, bomb shelters, McCarthyism, uranium mining, the space race, espionage, the Berlin Wall, and glasnost. This music uncovers aspects of these world-changing events that documentaries and history books cannot. In \u003ci\u003eAtomic Tunes,\u003c\/i\u003e Tim and Joanna Smolko explore everything from the serious to the comical, the morbid to the crude, showing the widespread concern among musicians coping with the effect of communism on American society and the threat of a nuclear conflict of global proportions. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAtomic Tunes\u003c\/i\u003e presents a musical history of the Cold War, analyzing the songs that capture the fear of those who lived under the shadow of Stalin, \u003ci\u003eSputnik\u003c\/i\u003e, mushroom clouds, and missiles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Cold War History in Music and Lyrics\u003cbr\u003e1. Folk: From Paul Robeson to Bob Dylan\u003cbr\u003e2. Folk: Women's Voices\u003cbr\u003e3. Country: The Conservative Stance\u003cbr\u003e4. Novelty and Comedy Songs: The Cold War as a Big Joke\u003cbr\u003e5. Early Rock and Other Styles: Rocking the Bomb\u003cbr\u003e6. Mainstream Rock: Bowie, U2, Sting, Billy Joel, and Springsteen\u003cbr\u003e7. Hard Rock and Heavy Metal: The Electric Guitar as the Bomb\u003cbr\u003e8. Punk Rock: Three Chords and the Apocalypse\u003cbr\u003e9. Electronic and New Wave: The Cold War in a Synthesizer\u003cbr\u003e10. Wind of Change: The Fall of the Wall and the End of the Cold War\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eBibliography, Discography, Videography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52525341016344,"sku":"9780253056160","price":87.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/atomic-tunes-the-cold-war-in-american-and-british-popular-music-hardback-9780253056160","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}