33 Revolutions Per Minute: A History of Protest Songs

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Faber, 2012 - Art - 843 pages
When pop music meets politics, the results are often thrilling, sometimes life-changing and never simple. This book tracks this turbulent relationship through 33 pivotal songs that span seven decades and four continents, from Billie Holiday crooning 'Strange Fruit' to Greenday raging against the Iraq war.

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About the author (2012)

Dorian Lynskey is a music writer for the Guardian. He was the Big Issue's music critic for three years and has freelanced for a host of titles, including Q, Word, Spin, Empire, Blender and the Observer. He is the author of The Guardian Book of Playlists, a collection of his popular Readers Recommend columns for the Guardian.

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