Why pamper lifes complexities? essays on the Smiths
In this text devoted to the Smiths, writers from a range of perspectives set out to consider the cultural significance and enduring appeal of one of the most influential and controversial bands of recent decades.
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Manchester :
Manchester University Press
2010.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Music and society. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b35644618*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 'Why pamper life's complexities?' : an introduction to the book / Sean Campbell and Colin Coulter
- 'Has the world changed or have I changed?' : The Smiths and the challenge of Thatcherism / Joseph Brooker
- 'Irish blood, English heart' : ambivalence, unease and The Smiths / Sean Campbell
- 'Heaven knows we'll soon be dust' : Catholicism and devotion in The Smiths / Eoin Devereux
- 'Sing me to sleep' : suicide, philosophy and The Smiths / Kieran Cashell
- 'A boy in the bush' : childhood, sexualitiy and The Smiths / Sheila Whiteley
- 'This way and that way' : toward a musical poetics of The Smiths / Jonathan Hiam
- 'I don't owe you anything' : The Smiths and kitchen-sink cinema / Cecília Mello
- 'A double bed and a stalwart lover for sure' : The Smiths, the death of pop and the not so hidden injuries of class / Colin Coulter
- Last night we dreamt that somebody loved us : Smiths fans (and me) in the late 1980s / Karl Maton
- 'When we're in your scholarly room' : the media, academia, and The Smiths / Fergus Campbell
- 'So much to answer for' : what do The Smiths mean to Manchester? / Julian Stringer
- 'Take me back to dear old Blighty' : Englishness, pop and The Smiths / Kari Kallioniemi
- Guantánamo, here we come : out of place with The Smiths / Nabeel Zuberi.
