| Contents |
"The twentieth century's greatest romance" : imagining the Beatles -- "Ladies and gentlemen, the Beatles!" : introducing the image -- "Preparing our teenagers for riot and ultimate revolution" : the touring years, 1964-66 -- "The mood of the sixties" : the Beatles as artists, 1966-68 -- "Beatlepeople" : Rolling Stone, 1967-70 -- "Beautiful people" : the Beatles' idealized past. |
| Abstract |
Charts the conversion of the Beatles from teen idols to leaders of the youth movement and powerful cultural agents. Drawing upon American mainstream print media, broadcasts, albums, films, and videos, this book covers the band's career in the United States. Michael R. Frontani explores how the Beatles' media image evolved and how this transformation related to cultural and historical events. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-273) and index. |
| LCCN | 2006029326 |
| ISBN | 1578069653 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781578069651 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1578069661 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781578069668 (pbk.) |
