Living in the merry ghetto : the music and politics of the Czech underground /

Submitted by Joseph Hafner on 22 January, 2020 - 23:02

Publication Type:

Book

Authors:

Hagen, Trever,

Source:

New York, NY :, United States, p.1 online resource (xvii, 177 pages) (2019)

Call Number:

ML3917.C96

URL:

https://public.ebookcentral.proquest.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=5778917

Keywords:

Czechoslovakia., Music and state, Political aspects, Rock music, Social aspects

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.Living in the Merry Ghetto is a new look at illegal music-making in Czechoslovakia during state socialism. The book examines the case of the Czech Underground and the politics of their music and their way of life, paying close attention to the development of the ensemble The Plastic People of the Universe.Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 01, 2019).