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Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0061806366
ISBN-13
9780061806360
eBay Product ID (ePID)
102919240
Product Key Features
Book Title
Girls to the Front : the True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2010
Topic
Women, Feminism & Feminist Theory, Genres & Styles / Punk
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Music, Social Science, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
10.7 Oz
Item Length
5.3 in
Item Width
8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
A historical rockument of the revolutionary 90s counterculture Riot Grrrl movement. . . . A rousing inspiration for a new generation of empowered rebel girls to strap on guitars and stick it to The Man., A fascinaqting social history. . . . In her impassioned study, Marcus focuses on the girls in the crowd as much as stars like Bikini Kill, placing the story in the context of liberalism s post-Reagan crisis and mapping a civilization of Xeroxed jeremiads., Exhilarating. . . . The well-documented history Riot Grrrl deserves. . . . Marcus writes with the empathy, grace, and balance of a good war correspondent. . . . Her book will undoubtedly prompt a whole new generation of teenage girls., Girls to the Front is more than just a historical account of the riot grrrl movement. It is a reliving. For those who missed the happenings of that era, this book will make you feel as though you were right there., “Exhilarating. . . . Girls to the Front is the well-documented history Riot Grrrl deserves. . . . Marcus writes with the empathy, grace, and balance of a good war correspondent. . . . Her book will undoubtedly prompt a whole new generation of teenage girls.â€�, A fascinaqting social history. . . . In her impassioned study, Marcus focuses on the girls in the crowd as much as stars like Bikini Kill, placing the story in the context of liberalism's post-Reagan crisis and mapping a civilization of Xeroxed jeremiads., Compelling. . . . A brash, gutsy chronicle of the empowering music and feminist movement of the early 1990s. . . . Marcus enthusiastically tracks the scattered cartographies of rebellion and captures the combustible excitement of this significant if short-lived moment., Marcus has done a commendable job of telling the little-known history of an important social and cultural movement. . . . A compelling history., Stirring. . . . Eloquent. . . . Like Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain did in Please Kill Me. . . Sara Marcus s Girls to the Front tells the story of riot grrrl, one person at a time., “Original, witty, idealistic and down-to-earth, Girls to the Front is a chronicle of women, girls, music, sexism—and, best of all, what it means to be alive. Reader take heart: Feminism is not dead.â€�, One hell of an empowering read. . . . A scorching history of the Riot Grrrl movement. . . . There's inspiration here. Read this book and feel it-a renewed energy, in talking about the roles women play in the scenes that we live in today., "Not only a historical rockument of the revolutionary 90s counterculture Riot Grrrl movement, which birthed the DIY feminist punk scene, but also a rousing inspiration for a new generation of empowered rebel girls to strap on guitars and stick it to The Man." -- Vanity Fair "Exhilarating. . . . The well-documented history Riot Grrrl deserves. . . . Marcus writes with the empathy, grace, and balance of a good war correspondent. . . . Her book will undoubtedly prompt a whole new generation of teenage girls." -- Los Angeles Times "A painstakingly researched and well thought-out tribute to a punk feminist era Sara Marcus clearly holds dear. . . . It should be heralded as an uncannily insightful revelation of the motivations and inner-workings of Riot Grrrl." -- Allison Wolfe, New York Press "A fascinating social history. . . . In her impassioned study, Marcus focuses on the girls in the crowd as much as stars like Bikini Kill, placing the story in the context of liberalism's post-Reagan crisis and mapping a civilization of Xeroxed jeremiads." -- Rolling Stone "Feminism seems to change every five years. It's hard to grasp the movement. . . . Girls to the Front is not just a keeper of the flame but brings you to yr own fire." -- Kim Gordon "Ambitious and convincing. . . . Girls to the Front makes narrative sense out of events that had so far been recorded only in mythic, unverified, and fragmentary form." -- Johanna Fateman, Bookforum "Sara Marcus's Girls to the Front is a great & true & real history. Thank God. At last." -- Eileen Myles, author of Chelsea Girls and Inferno (A Poet's Novel) "For a Second Wave feminist like myself, Girls to the Front evokes wonderfully the way the generation after mine soaked up the promise and the punishment of feminist consciousness: all in all, a richly moving story." -- Vivian Gornick "Stirring. . . . Eloquent. . . . Like Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain did in Please Kill Me. . . Sara Marcus's Girls to the Front tells the story of riot grrrl, one person at a time." -- Bitch Magazine "Compelling. . . . A brash, gutsy chronicle of the empowering music and feminist movement of the early 1990s. . . . Marcus enthusiastically tracks the 'scattered cartographies of rebellion' and captures the combustible excitement of this significant if short-lived moment." -- Publishers Weekly "Marcus has done a commendable job of telling the little-known history of an important social and cultural movement. . . . A compelling history." -- Booklist (starred review) "Original, witty, idealistic and down-to-earth, Girls to the Front is a chronicle of women, girls, music, sexism--and, best of all, what it means to be alive. Reader take heart: Feminism is not dead." -- Brenda Wineapple, author of White Heat "Girls to the Front is more than just a historical account of the riot grrrl movement. It is a reliving. For those who missed the happenings of that era, this book will make you feel as though you were right there." -- Venus Zine, One hell of an empowering read. . . . A scorching history of the Riot Grrrl movement. . . . There s inspiration here. Read this book and feel it a renewed energy, in talking about the roles women play in the scenes that we live in today., A fascinating social history. . . . In her impassioned study, Marcus focuses on the girls in the crowd as much as stars like Bikini Kill, placing the story in the context of liberalism's post-Reagan crisis and mapping a civilization of Xeroxed jeremiads., One hell of an empowering read. . . . A scorching history of the Riot Grrrl movement. . . . There's inspiration here. Read this book and feel it—a renewed energy, in talking about the roles women play in the scenes that we live in today., Original, witty, idealistic and down-to-earth, Girls to the Front is a chronicle of women, girls, music, sexism--and, best of all, what it means to be alive. Reader take heart: Feminism is not dead., “Ambitious and convincing. . . . Girls to the Front makes narrative sense out of events that had so far been recorded only in mythic, unverified, and fragmentary form.â€�, Not only a historical rockument of the revolutionary 90s counterculture Riot Grrrl movement, which birthed the DIY feminist punk scene, but also a rousing inspiration for a new generation of empowered rebel girls to strap on guitars and stick it to The Man., “Stirring. . . . Eloquent. . . . Like Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain did in Please Kill Me . . . Sara Marcus’s Girls to the Front tells the story of riot grrrl, one person at a time.â€�, Exhilarating. . . . Girls to the Front is the well-documented history Riot Grrrl deserves. . . . Marcus writes with the empathy, grace, and balance of a good war correspondent. . . . Her book will undoubtedly prompt a whole new generation of teenage girls., Feminism seems to change every five years. It's hard to grasp the movement. . . . Girls to the Front is not just a keeper of the flame but brings you to yr own fire., Stirring. . . . Eloquent. . . . Like Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain did in Please Kill Me . . . Sara Marcus's Girls to the Front tells the story of riot grrrl, one person at a time., Feminism seems to change every five years. It s hard to grasp the movement. . . . Girls to the Front is not just a keeper of the flame but brings you to yr own fire., Original, witty, idealistic and down-to-earth, Girls to the Front is a chronicle of women, girls, music, sexism-and, best of all, what it means to be alive. Reader take heart: Feminism is not dead., For a Second Wave feminist like myself, Girls to the Front evokes wonderfully the way the generation after mine soaked up the promise and the punishment of feminist consciousness: all in all, a richly moving story., Compelling. . . . A brash, gutsy chronicle of the empowering music and feminist movement of the early 1990s. . . . Marcus enthusiastically tracks the 'scattered cartographies of rebellion' and captures the combustible excitement of this significant if short-lived moment., A painstakingly researched and well thought-out tribute to a punk feminist era Sara Marcus clearly holds dear. . . . It should be heralded as an uncannily insightful revelation of the motivations and inner-workings of Riot Grrrl., “Feminism seems to change every five years. It’s hard to grasp the movement. . . . Girls to the Front is not just a keeper of the flame but brings you to yr own fire.â€�, Original, witty, idealistic and down-to-earth, Girls to the Front is a chronicle of women, girls, music, sexism—and, best of all, what it means to be alive. Reader take heart: Feminism is not dead., Original, witty, idealistic and down-to-earth, Girls to the Front is a chronicle of women, girls, music, sexism and, best of all, what it means to be alive. Reader take heart: Feminism is not dead., “For a Second Wave feminist like myself, Girls to the Front evokes wonderfully the way the generation after mine soaked up the promise and the punishment of feminist consciousness: all in all, a richly moving story.â€�, Ambitious and convincing. . . . Girls to the Front makes narrative sense out of events that had so far been recorded only in mythic, unverified, and fragmentary form., Girls to the Front is more than just a historical account of the riot grrrl movement. It is a reliving. For those who missed the happenings of that era, this book will make you feel as though you were right there., Stirring. . . . Eloquent. . . . Like Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain did in Please Kill Me. . . Sara Marcus's Girls to the Front tells the story of riot grrrl, one person at a time., ' Girls to the Front is more than just a historical account of the riot grrrl movement. It is a reliving. For those who missed the happenings of that era, this book will make you feel as though you were right there.' ( Venus Zine ), One hell of an empowering read. . . . A scorching history of the Riot Grrrl movement. . . . There's inspiration here. Read this book and feel it--a renewed energy, in talking about the roles women play in the scenes that we live in today., “ Girls to the Front is more than just a historical account of the riot grrrl movement. It is a reliving. For those who missed the happenings of that era, this book will make you feel as though you were right there.â€�
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
305.472097309049
Synopsis
Girls to the Front is the epic, definitive history of Riot Grrrl-the radical feminist uprising that exploded into the public eye in the 1990s and included incendiary punk bands Bikini Kill, Bratmobile, Heavens to Betsy, and Huggy Bear. A dynamic chronicle not just a movement but an era, this is the story of a group of pissed-off girls with no patience for sexism and no intention of keeping quiet., "Not only a historical rockument of the revolutionary 90s counterculture Riot Grrrl movement. . . but also a rousing inspiration for a new generation of empowered rebel girls to strap on guitars and stick it to The Man." -- Vanity Fair Girls to the Front is the epic, definitive history of the Riot Grrrl movement--the radical feminist punk uprising that exploded into the public eye in the 1990s, altering America's gender landscape forever. Author Sara Marcus, a music and politics writer for Time Out New York , Slate.com, Pos , and Heeb magazine, interweaves research, interviews, and her own memories as a Riot Grrrl front-liner. Her passionate, sophisticated narrative brilliantly conveys the story of punk bands like Bikini Kill, Bratmobile, Heavens to Betsy--as well as successors like Sleater-Kinney, Partyline, and Kathleen Hanna's Le Tigre--and their effect on today's culture., "For a Second Wave feminist like myself, Girls to the Front evokes wonderfully the way the generation after mine soaked up the promise and the punishment of feminist consciousness....A richly moving story." -- Village Voice writer Vivian Gornick Girls to the Front is the epic, definitive history of the Riot Grrrl movement--the radical feminist punk uprising that exploded into the public eye in the 1990s, altering America's gender landscape forever. Author Sara Marcus, a music and politics writer for Time Out New York , Slate.com, Pos , and Heeb magazine, interweaves research, interviews, and her own memories as a Riot Grrrl front-liner. Her passionate, sophisticated narrative brilliantly conveys the story of punk bands like Bikini Kill, Bratmobile, Heavens to Betsy--as well as successors like Sleater-Kinney, Partyline, and Kathleen Hanna's Le Tigre--and their effect on today's culture., Girls to the Front is the epic, definitive history of Riot Grrrl--the radical feminist uprising that exploded into the public eye in the 1990s and included incendiary punk bands Bikini Kill, Bratmobile,Heavens to Betsy, and Huggy Bear. A dynamic chronicle not just a movement but an era, this is the story of a group of pissed--off girls with no patience for sexism and no intention of keeping quiet.
LC Classification Number
HQ1421
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- m***h (71)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseGreat seller, received before it was expected - tracking said it would arrive on a Tuesday, but received that Saturday before. Purchased as a gift for my son's birthday. He loves collecting vinyl, just like his dad. He was very happy when he opened the package, which was packaged well. Quality and condition were good and it was good value overall. Thanks!Title Fight "Spring Songs" 7" (Vinyl, Revelation) Opague Purple Vinyl (#187059174609)