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"In Ready Steady, Go! Shawn Levy captures the spirit of the sixties in all its exuberance. A portrait of London from roughly 1961 to 1969, it chronicles the explosion of creativity - in art, music and fashion - and the revolutions - sexual, social and political - that reshaped the world. Levy deftly blends the enthusiasm of a fan, the discerning eye of a social critic and a historian's objectivity as he re-creates the hectic pace and daring experimentation of the times - from the utter transformation of rock 'n' roll by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, to the new aesthetics introduced by…
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5 editions- Paperback · English · 2003Broadway · 368 pages · 9780767905886
- Paperback · English · 2003Fourth Estate · 400 pages · 9781841152264
- Hardcover · EnglishREADY, STEADY, GO! SWINGING LONDON AND THE INVENTION OF COOL.Fourth Estate · 400 pages · 9781841152257
- Other · English · 2014HarperCollins Publishers Limited · 9780007375752
- Other · English · 2002Doubleday · 341 pages · 9780385498579
Social life and customsPopular cultureEnglish ArtsHistoryPopular culture, great britainArts, great britainLondon (england), historyNew York Times reviewed