England’s Dreaming

Savage, Jon

£12.99

Jon Savage’s ‘England’s Dreaming’ is the ultimate book on punk, its progenitors, the Sex Pistols, and their time: the late 1970s. Full of anecdote, insight, and exclusive interviews, it 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.

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Publish Date: 03/06/2021
ISBN: 9780571368549 Category:

Description

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)

Additional information

Weight 695 g
Dimensions 216 × 135 × 48 mm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

656

Language

English

Edition

New Edition

Dewey

782.421660922 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K