Eurovision! : a history of modern Europe through the world's greatest song contest
West, Christopher, 1954-2020
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Do you think the world of the Eurovision Song Contest, with its crazy props, even crazier dancers and crazier still songs has nothing to do with serious European politics? Think again. It has been a voice of rebellion across the Iron Curtain, an inspiration for new European nations in the 1990s and 2000s, the voice of liberation for both sexual and regional minorities. This book charts both the history of Europe and the history of the Eurovision Song Contest over the last six decades, and shows how seamlessly they interlink - and what an amazing journey it has been.
Main title:
Author:
West, Christopher, 1954-, author
Edition:
Updated edition.
Imprint:
London : Melville House UK, 2020.
Collation:
358 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Previous edition: 2017.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781911545552 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
782.420794
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2247260