The eighties: one day, one decade
by Jones, Dylan 1960-.
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BookPublisher: Preface 2013ISBN: 9781848094130; 1848094132.Classification number: 941.0858 JONSubject(s): Jones 1960- | Live Aid | Nineteen eighties | Great Britain -- History -- 20th centurySubject: One day: Saturday 13 July 1985, nearly two billion people woke up with one purpose. Nearly a third of humanity knew where they were going to be that day. Watching, listening to, attending: Live Aid. One decade: Britain in the 80s was different. The culture was different, the politics were different, and our engagement with the world was different. And it was just one day in 1985 that showed how different it was. In this book, Dylan Jones tells the story of the 80s through that day at Wembley.
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Includes bibliographical references and index
One day: Saturday 13 July 1985, nearly two billion people woke up with one purpose. Nearly a third of humanity knew where they were going to be that day. Watching, listening to, attending: Live Aid. One decade: Britain in the 80s was different. The culture was different, the politics were different, and our engagement with the world was different. And it was just one day in 1985 that showed how different it was. In this book, Dylan Jones tells the story of the 80s through that day at Wembley.
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