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Juke Box Britain: Americanisation and Youth Culture, 1945-60

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Juke Box Britain: Americanisation and Youth Culture, 1945-60
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Adrian Horn
SeriesStudies in Popular Culture
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:240
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenreBritish and Irish History
ISBN/Barcode 9780719083662
ClassificationsDewey:941.0855
Audience
General
Undergraduate
Illustrations Illustrations, black & white|Illustrations, colour

Publishing Details

Publisher Manchester University Press
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publication Date 18 November 2010
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Presents a highly original and detailed investigation into the nature of American visual, musical and cultural influences on British youth between 1945 and 1960. It looks at the spread of youth culture, juke boxes, coffee and milk bars, dress styles and rock 'n' roll and the context of these 'new' cultural influences in design, music and lifestyle. -- .

Author Biography

Adrian Horn is an Honorary Research Associate at the Department of History at Lancaster University, and an Associate Lecturer in Social Sciences with the Open University

Reviews

Richard Hoggart believed that the juke box was a harbinger of all the worst features of American mass culture. Using a range of primary and secondary sources, from the trade press of the music industry to memoirs and interviews, and drawing on an established sociological and historical literature on postwar youth cultures, Adrian Horn has produced an innovative and scholarly work. He charts the cultural impact of juke boxes in Britain in meticulous detail, and sheds much needed light also on the cultural worlds of 'the juke box boys' and youth cafes of postwar Britain.' -- .