{"product_id":"citizen-cash-the-political-life-and-times-of-johnny-cash-hardcover","title":"Citizen Cash: The Political Life and Times of Johnny Cash - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Stewart Foley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA leading historian argues that Johnny Cash was the most important political artist of his time\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohnny Cash was an American icon, known for his level, bass-baritone voice and somber demeanor, and for huge hits like \"Ring of Fire\" and \"I Walk the Line.\" But he was also the most prominent political artist in the United States, even if he wasn't recognized for it in his own lifetime, or since his death in 2003.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen and now, people have misread Cash's politics, usually accepting the idea of him as a \"walking contradiction.\" Cash didn't fit into easy political categories--liberal or conservative, Republican or Democrat, hawk or dove. Like most people, Cash's politics were remarkably consistent in that they were based not on ideology or scripts but on empathy--emotion, instinct, and identification.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on untapped archives and new research on social movements and grassroots activism, \u003ci\u003eCitizen Cash\u003c\/i\u003e offers a major reassessment of a legendary figure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Stewart Foley\u003c\/b\u003e is a historian of American political culture. He is the author or editor of seven other books, including the prizewinning \u003ci\u003eConfronting the War Machine: Draft Resistance During the Vietnam War\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFront Porch Politics: The Forgotten Heyday of American Activism in the 1970s and 1980s\u003c\/i\u003e, and the 33 1\/3 book on punk band Dead Kennedys' political masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eFresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables\u003c\/i\u003e. He has served as historical advisor on a number of films and television shows, including \u003ci\u003eMad Men\u003c\/i\u003e, and his writing has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eBoston Sunday Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eDaily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e, among other news outlets. He is Professor of American Civilization at Université Grenoble Alpes in France.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9.4 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 07, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767561683232,"sku":"9781541699571","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2d34621fb5f65c139ba81c846b85e6f3.webp?v=1780313235","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/citizen-cash-the-political-life-and-times-of-johnny-cash-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}