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The Fascist Groove Thing

A History of Thatcher's Britain in 21 Mixtapes

ISBN-13: 9781629638843

Contributor(s): Hugh Hodges (author), Dick Lucas (preface by), Boff Whalley (foreword by)

Subject: Music

Publisher Imprint: Pm Press

Publication Date: 23-02-2023

Format: Paperback

Availability: Out of stock

£21.99

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About the book

The Fascist Groove Thing had many names: Thatcherism, monetarism, neoliberalism, individualism, militarism, nationalism, racism, and anti-unionism for a start. Popular music in Britain responded to this monster either by pretending it didn't exist or by throwing every weapon it could muster at it. This book collects five hundred interesting songs that addressed alarming features of Thatcher's Britain. The notional mixtape 'Whistling in the Dark,' consists of songs about Thatcher's war on trade unions; 'Shopkeepers Arise!' comprises songs about consumerism and the rise of popular capitalism.