Song and Democratic Culture in Britain: An Approach to Popular Culture in Social Movements

Abstract

1. Sounding Off: Aims and Approaches 2. Roots: Industrial Folk Song and Other Song Types 3. The Folk and the Revivals 4. Two Cultures 5. Song and the Reaction to Social Change 6. Song and Work 7. The Dialectics of Oppression and Resilience 8. Towards Criteria for Aesthetic Assessment 9. Introducing Jim Brown 10. The Contribution of Ewan MacColl 11. The Movement: Prospects and Suggestions for a Cultural Policy