Bomb the suburbs

by Wimsatt, William Upski

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Title Statements

Full title :Bomb the suburbs / by William Upski Wimsatt.

Summary

"A mix of storytelling, journalism, and original research on a broad range of topics like suburban sprawl, hip-hop culture, wiggers, youth activism, graffiti, and Chicago, Bomb the Suburbs asks, "Should graffiti writers organize to tear up the cities, or should they really be bombing the suburbs?" But to think that this book deals only with graffiti and hip-hop is selling it short. From the role of white kids, to gangsta rap, to journalism, to breakdancing, freight-hopping, black intellectuals and graffiti, through a kaleidoscopic approach of stories, cartoons, interviews, disses, parodies, and research, Wimsatt challenges the suburban mindset wherever it is found, in suburbs and corporate headquarters, but also in cities, housing projects, even within hip-hop itself."--Jacket.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2008.
Edition:15th anniversary ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Distributed by Publishers Group West, Soft Skull
Place of Publication:Berkeley, CA
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2008.

Notes

"Graffiti, race, freight-hopping and the search for hip-hops's moral center"--Cover.

Statement of responsibility from cover.

The Physical Object

Description:vi, 169 pages : : illustrations ; : 22 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781933368559, 1933368551
oclc:ocn191754671
LC Classification:HN90.R3
Dewey Decimal:307.3/36616

Subjects

Criticism, interpretation, etc Culture populaire -- États-Unis Graffiti Graffiti - United States Graffiti -- États-Unis Hip-hop Hip-hop -- États-Unis Hip-hop -- United States Popular culture Popular culture -- United States Radicalism Radicalism -- United States Radicalisme -- États-Unis Rap (Music) Rap (Music) -- History and criticism Subculture Subculture -- États-Unis Subculture -- United States United States