England's Dreaming

Paperback Published on: 03/06/2021
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Synopsis

WINNER OF THE RALPH J. GLEASON AWARD
WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY JEREMY DELLER AND SCOTT KING
INCLUDES FOREWORD BY JOHNNY MARR

Award-winning, Sunday Times bestselling author Jon Savage's definitive history of punk, its progenitors, the Sex Pistols, and their time: the late 1970s.

'One of Britain's most trusted cultural historians.'
THE FACE

A pop-culture classic full of anecdote, insight and exclusive interviews, England's Dreaming tells the sensational story of the meteoric rise and rapid decline of the last great rock 'n' roll band and the cultural moment they came to define.

'The definitive history of the English punk movement.'
NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
'Still the strongest history of punk.'
GUARDIAN
'The best book about punk rock and pop culture ever.'
NME

(This book is part of a reissue of Jon Savage's seminal works: England's Dreaming, Teenage and 1966)

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Faber & Faber
  • ISBN: 9780571368549
  • Number of pages: 688
  • Dimensions: 220 x 140 x 50 mm
  • Weight: 680g
  • Languages: English

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England's Dreaming
The final word on punk.
This book has to be the final word on last Great rock movement,starkly honest, hysterical and deeply sarcastic. Shattering myths,and reconfirming inconvien... READ MORE
jmmyJazz
England's Dreaming
Definitive
Originally published in 1991 (the edition I read, though a revised one includes details of the Pistols reunion and more), this is an incredibly thorough ex... READ MORE
Mark