Reading Smile: History, Myth and American Identity in Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks’ Long-Lost Album

Author:   Dale Carter
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780367622879


Pages:   166
Publication Date:   09 January 2023
Format:   Paperback
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Reading Smile: History, Myth and American Identity in Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks’ Long-Lost Album


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Author:   Dale Carter
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.267kg
ISBN:  

9780367622879


ISBN 10:   0367622874
Pages:   166
Publication Date:   09 January 2023
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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"Introduction 1 Into the Mystic? The Undergrounding of Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks, 1964–1967 2 My Regeneration: The Salvation of ""Heroes and Villains"" 3 Uncovering the Cornfield: ""Cabin Essence"" and the Revision of History 4 Wonderful Land: Smile’s Child Ballads 5 Wave Power: Smile’s Renewable Energies Conclusion"

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Dale Carter is Associate Professor of American Studies at Aarhus University, Denmark, and Director of the university’s American Studies Center. Carter is the author or editor of a number of books and scholarly articles on aspects of 20th century American history, society and culture.These include The Final Frontier: The Rise and Fall of the American Rocket State (1987) and (as editor) War and Cold War in American Foreign Policy, 1942-62 (2002). Academic journals that have published his work include Popular Music and Society, Popular Music History, Rock History, Popular Music, American Studies in Scandinavia, the Canadian Review of American Studies and the European Journal of American Culture.

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