The Man Who Sold the World David Bowie and the 1970S

No artist offered a more incisive and accurate portrait of the troubled landscape of the 1970s than David Bowie. Cultural historian Peter Doggett explores the rich heritage of Bowie's most productive and inspired decade, and traces the way in which his music reflected and influenced the world around him. From 'Space Oddity', his dark vision of mankind's voyage into the unknown terrain of space, to the Scary Monsters album, Doggett examines in detail Bowie's audacious creation of an 'alien' rock star, Ziggy Stardust, and his increasingly perilous explorations of the nature of identity and the meaning of fame.Mixing brilliant musical critique with biographical insight and acute cultural analysis, The Man Who Sold The World is a unique study of a major artist and his times.

ISBN:	9780099548874
Publisher:	Random House
Imprint:	Vintage
Published date:	04 Oct 2012
DEWEY:	782.42166092
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	424
Weight:	308g
Height:	198mm
Width:	130mm
Spine width:	27mm

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