Brit Cult: An A-Z of British Pop Culture (Paperback)

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From Acid House, Martin Amis, and The Avengers to Skinheads, Irvine Welsh, Vivienne Westwood, and The Who — an A-Z guide to popular British film, music, television, fashion, literature, design, and more. Spanning 30 years and featuring 100 memorable images.

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• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Prion (February 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1853753211
• ISBN-13: 978-1853753213
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 7.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,162,368 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Impressive, but not quite my cup of tea, November 1, 2000

By	Allen Smalling "Constant Reader," (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

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Brit Cult was impressive, but not quite my cup of tea. I had hoped it would be an all-around Anglophile guide covering the past 30 years of British culture and society. What it does do (and does so very well) is talk about musical and artistic trends in the U.K. during that periods. Thus we hear about all the many breakout trends in music that followed punk, and even the drug scene that accompanied it (3 pages on Ecstasy alone). There are, however, no entries for "Falklands," "Margaret Thatcher," or "Poll Tax."

If you already have a pretty good idea of what recent British pop music, art and literature is like, this book is a good investment. If not, it may be of limited usefulness.