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Detroit 67
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Shortlisted for Penderyn Music Prize
Detroit 67 is the story of Motor City in the year that changed everything. Twelve chapters take you on a turbulent year-long journey through the drama and chaos that ripped through the city in 1967 and tore it apart in personal, political and interracial disputes. It is the story of Motown, the break-up of The Supremes and the damaging disputes at the heart of the most successful African-American music label ever.
Set against a backdrop of urban riots, escalating war in Vietnam and police corruption, the book weaves its way through a year when soul music came of age and the underground counterculture flourished. LSD arrived in the city with hallucinogenic power and local guitar band MC5 - selfstyled holy barbarians of rock - went to war with mainstream America. A summer of street-level rebellion turned Detroit into one of the most notorious cities on earth, known for its unique creativity, its unpredictability and self-lacerating crime rates.
The year 1967 ended in social meltdown, rancour and intense legal warfare as the complex threads that held Detroit together finally unravelled.
Features the story of DETROIT, a major motion picture.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
452
Release Date:
2017-12-01
Publication Date:
2016-12-03
Publisher:
Birlinn
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
184697366X
ISBN13:
9781846973666
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Weight:
429 g
Height:
128 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
38 cm
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