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Book Title: Networks of Sound, Style and Subversion : The Punk and Post-Punk Worlds of Manchester, London, Liverpool and Sheffield, 1975-80
Item Length: 9.2in
Item Height: 0.6in
Item Width: 6.1in
Author: Nick Crossley
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Genres & Styles / Punk, History & Criticism, Sociology / General, Ethnic
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Publication Year: 2015
Genre: Music, Social Science
Item Weight: 15.5 Oz
Number of Pages: 288 Pages
