{"title":"Hugh Hodges","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHugh Hodges\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a compelling exploration of arts and culture through a unique lens. His work delves into the intersections of music, politics, and society, inviting readers to reconsider familiar narratives with fresh insight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBooks like \u003cem\u003eThe Fascist Groove Thing\u003c\/em\u003e showcase Hodges’s ability to blend cultural critique with engaging storytelling. Readers interested in thought-provoking perspectives on contemporary and historical artistic movements will find his writing both stimulating and insightful.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-fascist-groove-thing-by-hugh-hodges-9781629638843","title":"The Fascist Groove Thing","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is the late 1970s and '80s as explained through the urgent and still-relevant songs of the Clash, the Specials, the Au Pairs, the Style Council, the Pet Shop Boys, and nearly four hundred other bands and solo artists.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEach chapter presents a mixtape (or playlist) of songs related to an alarming feature of Thatcher's Britain, followed by an analysis of the dialogue these artists created with the Thatcherite vision of British society. \"Tell us the truth,\" Sham 69 demanded, and pop music, however improbably, did. It's a furious and sardonic account of dark times when pop music raised a dissenting fist against Thatcher's fascist groove thing and made a glorious, boredom-smashing noise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBookended with contributions by Dick Lucas and Boff Whalley as well as an annotated discography, \u003cem\u003eThe Fascist Groove Thing\u003c\/em\u003e presents an original and polemical account of the era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47599426404588,"sku":"9781629638843","price":58.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/2473211b7d8c21854c661ce163c6dd77.jpg?v=1778023207"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/hugh-hodges.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}