There's A Riot Going On

Download or read book There's A Riot Going On written by Peter Doggett and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 2009-06-04 with total page 609 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1965 and 1972, political activists around the globe prepared to mount a revolution, from the Black Panthers to the Gay Liberation Front, from the Yippies to the IRA. Rock and soul music supplied the revolutionary tide with anthems and iconic imagery; and renowned musicians such as John Lennon, Mick Jagger and Bob Dylan were particularly influential in the movement. This is the definitive account of this unique period in modern history; a compelling portrait of an era when revolutionaries turned into rock stars, and rock stars dressed up as revolutionaries.