{"product_id":"which-side-are-you-on-20th-century-american-history-in-100-protest-songs-paperback","title":"Which Side Are You On?: 20th Century American History in 100 Protest Songs - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Sullivan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he emerged from the nightclubs of Greenwich Village, Bob Dylan was often identified as a \"protest\" singer. As early as 1962, however, Dylan was already protesting the label: \"I don't write no protest songs,\" he told his audience on the night he debuted \"Blowin' in the Wind.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Protest\" music is largely perceived as an unsubtle art form, a topical brand of songwriting that preaches to the converted. But popular music of all types has long given listeners food for thought. Fifty years before Vietnam, before the United States entered World War I, some of the most popular sheet music in the country featured anti-war tunes. The labor movement of the early decades of the century was fueled by its communal \"songbook.\" The Civil Rights movement was soundtracked not just by the gorgeous melodies of \"Strange Fruit\" and \"A Change Is Gonna Come,\" but hundreds of other gospel-tinged ballads and blues. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eWhich Side Are You On?\u003c\/em\u003e, author James Sullivan delivers a lively anecdotal history of the progressive movements that have shaped the growth of the United States, and the songs that have accompanied and defined them. Covering one hundred years of social conflict and progress across the twentieth century and into the early years of the twenty-first, this book reveals how protest songs have given voice to the needs and challenges of a nation and asked its citizens to take a stand--asking the question \"Which side are you on?\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames Sullivan \u003c\/strong\u003eis the author of five books, with subjects ranging from the comedian George Carlin and the performer James Brown to high school football and a cultural history of blue jeans. He is a longtime contributor to the \u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e and a former staff critic for the \u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e, and he has written for \u003cem\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eAtlantic \u003c\/em\u003eand many other publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53755496726861,"sku":"9780197549452","price":55.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/h9h5kyDHuv9780197549452.webp?v=1776719112","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/which-side-are-you-on-20th-century-american-history-in-100-protest-songs-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}