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Author:	Andrew Hunt
Title:	Beatlemania In America
Subtitle:	Fan Culture From Below
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Country:	USA
Date:	5 Oct 2023
Format:	Hardcover
Genre:	Non-Fiction, Music
ISBN13 / Barcode:	9781350291577
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224 pages. Book dimensions: ‎15.6 cms x 2.54 cms x 23.39 cms.

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When The Beatles arrived in postwar America, Beatlemania swept the nation as hysterical girls flocked to the band and young men grew out their hair. In this book Andrew Hunt explores this wildly enthusiastic fandom from the bottom-up. Showcasing oral histories, fan magazines, club newsletters, newspapers and personal memoirs, he uncovers The Beatles' fan culture from the perspective of Beatlemaniacs, Beatlephobes and ordinary Americans to understand the impact it had on society at large.

Offering a cultural history from below, Beatlemania in America highlights previously neglected voices of fans, critics, parents, teachers and politicians. It contextualises the Beatles fandom against a wider, global perspective of changing cultures and shows how this band was part of a wider shift of social change. It delves into who Beatles fans were and shows how their collective voice gave them power. Exploring themes of gender and race in this turbulent and tumultuous era of American history, it highlights the social issues and debates provoked by this subculture which foreshadowed the arrival of an increasingly polarized society.

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