Elvis Costello and Thatcherism: A Psycho-Social Exploration
- Author: Ormrod, Richard
- Author: Pilgrim, David
This is a book full of rich and original arguments ... and it provides insightful perspectives on popular culture's relationship to Thatcherism in the 1980s as well as its continuing legacy —
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Contents
- Contents: Introduction
- Thatcher and Costello: setting the scene
- Interpreting Costello's early music
- Nostalgia denied
- Race and nation
- The special relationship with the USA
- The post-feminist context
- The music industry
- Costello and postmodernism
- Macbeth at the foam party
- References
- Index.