Rhian E Jones: 3 books
Triptych
An Examination of the Manic Street Preachers Holy Bible
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2017
The UK alternative rock band, Manic Street Preachers, were and remain one of the most interesting, significant, and best-loved bands of the past thirty years. Their third album The Holy Bible (1994) is generally acknowledged to be their most enduring and fascinating work, and one of the most compelling...
Clampdown
Pop-Cultural Wars on Class and Gender
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2013
Why have both pop and politics in Britain become the preserve of an unrepresentative elite? From chav-pop pantomimes to retro-chauvinist ‘landfill indie’, the bland, homogenous and compromised nature of the current 'alternative' sector reflects the interests of a similarly complacent and privileged...
Petticoat Heroes
Gender, Culture and Popular Protest in the Rebecca Riots
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2015
The wave of unrest which took place in 1840s Wales, known as ‘Rebeccaism’ or ‘the Rebecca riots’, stands out as a success story within the generally gloomy annals of popular struggle and defeat. The story is remembered in vivid and compelling images: attacks on tollgates and other symbols...