Season of the witch : the book of goth /
by Unsworth, Cathi.
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BookPublisher: London : Nine Eight Books, 2023Description: 320 pages ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781788706247 (hbk.) :; 1788706242 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 306.1094 UNSSubject(s): Goth culture (Subculture) -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century | Gothic rock music -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century | Society | Society | United Kingdom, Great Britain | c 1970 to c 1979 | Music reviews & criticism | Music: styles & genres | Popular music | Great Britain -- History -- 20th century | Great Britain -- Social conditions -- 20th centurySummary: As Margaret Thatcher prepared to enter 10 Downing Street, four bands born of punk - Siouxsie and the Banshees, Joy Division, the Cure and Magazine - found a way to distil the dissonance and darkness of the shifting decade into a new form of music. Pushing at the taboos the Sex Pistols had unlocked and dancing with the fetishistic, all will become global stars of goth. By the time Thatcher is cast out of office in 1990, the arrival of goth will have imprinted on the cultural landscape as much as the Iron Lady herself. Now, 40 years since its inception, Cathi Unsworth provides the first comprehensive overview of goth.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book - Adult Hardback | Southport Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 306.1094 UNS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 25/10/2024 | 003114238X |
As Margaret Thatcher prepared to enter 10 Downing Street, four bands born of punk - Siouxsie and the Banshees, Joy Division, the Cure and Magazine - found a way to distil the dissonance and darkness of the shifting decade into a new form of music. Pushing at the taboos the Sex Pistols had unlocked and dancing with the fetishistic, all will become global stars of goth. By the time Thatcher is cast out of office in 1990, the arrival of goth will have imprinted on the cultural landscape as much as the Iron Lady herself. Now, 40 years since its inception, Cathi Unsworth provides the first comprehensive overview of goth.
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