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The Sound of History: Songs and Social Comment
Roy Palmer
This wide-ranging survey, part-anthology, part-social history provides a unique study of popular song. These popular songs tell us of life's pleasures and pains from the cradle to the grave, of work and play, sport and sex, loving and leaving, the town and the country .
382 pages, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | May 29, 2008 |
| ISBN13 | 9780571242108 |
| Publishers | Faber & Faber |
| Pages | 382 |
| Dimensions | 216 × 136 × 35 mm · 496 g |
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