{"product_id":"explosion-of-deferred-dreams-musical-renaissance-and-social-revolution-in-san-francisco-1965-1975-paperback","title":"Explosion of Deferred Dreams: Musical Renaissance and Social Revolution in San Francisco, 1965-1975 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMat Callahan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the fiftieth anniversary of the Summer of Love floods the media with debates and celebrations of music, political movements, \"flower power,\" \"acid rock,\" and \"hippies,\"\u003cem\u003eThe Explosion of Deferred Dreams\u003c\/em\u003e offers a critical reexamination of the interwoven political and musical happenings in San Francisco in the Sixties. Author, musician, and native San Franciscan Mat Callahan explores the dynamic links between the Black Panthers and Sly and the Family Stone, the United Farm Workers and Santana, the Indian Occupation of Alcatraz and the San Francisco Mime Troupe, and the New Left and the counterculture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCallahan's meticulous, impassioned arguments both expose and reframe the political and social context for the San Francisco Sound and the vibrant subcultural uprisings with which it is associated. Using dozens of original interviews, primary sources, and personal experiences, the author shows how the intense interplay of artistic and political movements put San Francisco, briefly, in the forefront of a worldwide revolutionary upsurge.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA must-read for any musician, historian, or person who \"was there\" (or longed to have been), \u003cem\u003eThe Explosion of Deferred Dreams\u003c\/em\u003e is substantive and provocative, inviting us to reinvigorate our historical sense-making of an era that assumes a mythic role in the contemporary American zeitgeist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMat Callahan\u003c\/b\u003e is a musician and author originally from San Francisco, where he founded Komotion International. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eSex, Death \u0026amp; the Angry Young Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTestimony\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Trouble with Music\u003c\/i\u003e as well as the editor of \u003ci\u003eSongs of Freedom: The James Connolly Songbook\u003c\/i\u003e. He currently resides in Bern, Switzerland\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 6 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 January 01, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770495992096,"sku":"9781629632315","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0b6f02245005866ba53bfcc8e1ef33a1.webp?v=1780372949","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/explosion-of-deferred-dreams-musical-renaissance-and-social-revolution-in-san-francisco-1965-1975-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}