Party Lines: Dance Music and the Making of Modern Britain by Ed Gillett Hardcove

Description: Party Lines by Ed Gillett A brilliantly researched new history of dance music in the UK, exploring its role in social, political and economic change. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A fascinating deep dive Jeremy DellerFrom the illicit reggae blues dances and acid-rock free festivals of the 1970s, through the ecstasy-fuelled Second Summer of Love in 1988, to the increasingly corporate dance music culture of the post-Covid era, Party Lines is a groundbreaking new history of UK dance music, exploring its pivotal role in the social, political and economic shifts on which modern Britain has been built.Taking in the Victorian moralism of the Thatcher years, the far-reaching restrictions of the Criminal Justice Act in 1994, and the resurgence of illegal raves during the Covid-19 pandemic, Party Lines charts an ongoing conflict, fought in basement clubs, abandoned warehouses and sunlit fields, between the revolutionary potential of communal sound and the reactionary impulses of the British establishment. Brought to life with stunning clarity and depth, this is social and cultural history at its most immersive, vital and shocking. Author Biography Ed Gillett is a journalist and film-maker based in South London, who has written for The Guardian, Frieze, DJ Mag, The Quietus and Novara Media; his film and TV credits include Jeremy Dellers acclaimed rave documentary Everybody in the Place: An Incomplete History of Britain 1984-1992 for BBC Four, and Four To The Floor, Channel 4s award-winning music and factual strand. Party Lines is his first book. Review Ed Gilletts excellent history of UK dance culture, moves beyond the saucer-eyed clichés of the ravers epiphany and towards a sharper sort of revelation . . . the politics of dancing expertly laid bare. * Sunday Times *A fascinating deep dive into dance musics uneasy relationship with the establishment. -- Jeremy DellerEngrossing history . . . a wide and deep undertaking -- Book of the Week * Observer *[A] well-researched, meaty account of dance music in the UK . . . an engrossing piece of modern social history. -- Books of the Month * Independent *A deeply-researched and engaging new understanding of the interwoven soundtrack to the turbulence of modern Britain. -- Luke Turner, author of Out of the Woods and Men at WarReminds us why the dance floor matters . . . fascinating. * Telegraph *A truly thrilling journey through the politics, culture and successive social revolutions of British dance music: a landmark book, and a reminder that the dancefloor is always political. -- Dan Hancox, author of Inner City PressureEssential reading. * Spectator *A passionately argued and intensively researched addition to the ever-evolving narrative of UK dance music culture. -- Matthew Collin, author of Altered StateIt has undoubtedly set a very high standard for other authors looking to write historical stories born out of the euphoria of rave and dance culture. * Louder than War * Promotional A brilliantly researched new history of dance music in the UK, exploring its role in social, political and economic change. Details ISBN1529070643 Author Ed Gillett Publisher Pan Macmillan Year 2023 ISBN-10 1529070643 ISBN-13 9781529070644 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2023-08-03 UK Release Date 2023-08-03 Imprint Picador Subtitle Dance Music and the Making of Modern Britain Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Pages 464 Audience General AU Release Date 2023-11-13 NZ Release Date 2023-11-13 DEWEY 781.6480941 Audience Age 18 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:142936118;

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