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Author:   William 'Lez' Henry ,  Matthew Worley
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2021
Weight:   0.447kg
ISBN:  

9783030551636

ISBN 10:   3030551636
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   27 November 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Narratives from the Bassline- William ‘Lez’ Henry & Matthew Worley.- 2. Vexed history: time and the waning of heart-I-cal philosophy- Paul Gilroy.- 3. Reggae culture as local knowledge: Mapping the beats on south east London streets- William ‘Lez’ Henry & Les Back.- 4. A Who Seh? Reflections of a lost and found dub poet- Martin Glynn.- 5. ‘What a devilment a Englan!’ Dub poets and ranters- Tim Wells.- 6. Smiley Culture: A hybrid voice for the Commonwealth- Lucy Robinson.- 7. The Story of Nzinga Soundz and the Women’s Voice in Sound System Culture- Lynda Rosenior-Patten and June Reid.- 8. Sound-tapes & Soundscapes: Lo-Fi cassette recordings as vectors of cultural Transmission- Kenny Monrose.- 9. ‘Dem a call us pirates, dem a call us illegal broadcasters!’: ‘Pirates’ Anthem’, PCRL and the struggle for black free radio in Birmingham- Lisa Palmer.- 10. Rebel Music in the Rebel City: The Performance Geography of the Nottingham ‘Blues Party’, 1957-1987- Tom Kew.- 11. ‘Curious roots & crafts’: Record shops and record labels amid the British reggae diaspora- Peter Hughes Jachimiak.- 12. From Sound Systems to Disc Jockeys, From Local Bands to Major Success: On Bristol’s Crucial Role in Integrating Reggae and Jamaican Music in British Culture- Melissa Chemam.- 13. Growing up under the influence: A sonic genealogy of grime- Joy White.- 14. Sound Systems and the Christian deviation- Carl Tracey.- 15. Handsworth Revolution: Reggae theomusicology, gospel borderlands and delinking Black British Contemporary Gospel Music from Colonial Christianity- Robert Beckford.

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William 'Lez' Henry is Professor of Criminology and Sociology at the University of West London, UK. Matt Worley is Professor of Modern History at the University of Reading, UK and a co-founder of the Subcultures Network.

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