Step back into the sun-drenched, culturally explosive year of 1974 Los Angeles with Ronald Brownstein’s *Rock Me on the Water*. More than just a history book, this paperback edition, reprinted by Harper Paperbacks, is a time capsule transporting you to a pivotal moment when Hollywood’s creative energy reshaped American identity. Brownstein, a seasoned political analyst and *Atlantic* editor, masterfully connects the dots between the era’s iconic films, groundbreaking music, and game-changing television, revealing how LA became the epicenter of a cultural revolution. This wasn’t just about entertainment; it was a battleground where progressive ideals clashed with Nixon-era conservatism, ultimately foreshadowing a more inclusive and challenging future. Explore the legendary figures and untold stories behind the hits that defined a generation. Discover how films like *Chinatown* and *The Conversation* reflected a growing distrust of authority, while musicians like Joni Mitchell and the Eagles captured the zeitgeist of personal and political disillusionment. Uncover the influence of groundbreaking television shows that dared to tackle social issues and challenge conventional narratives. *Rock Me on the Water* isn’t just a nostalgic journey; it’s a vital exploration of a cultural turning point, revealing how the creative forces of 1974 Los Angeles forever altered the landscape of American politics and popular culture. Perfect for history buffs, film aficionados, and anyone seeking to understand the roots of today’s cultural debates.
Rock Me on the Water: 1974–the Year Los Angeles Transformed Movies, Music, Television and Politics
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“An electric story filled with gripping personalities, compelling backstage histories, and a clear message for the divided America of today: the forces that fear change can win for a time, but in America the future always gets the last word. A lyrical recreation of a magical moment.Jake Tapper
Now in paperback, an exceptional cultural history from Atlantic Senior Editor Ronald Brownsteinone of America’s best political journalists (The Economist)tells the kaleidoscopic story of one monumental year that marked the city of Los Angeles creative peak, a glittering moment when popular culture was ahead of politics in predicting what America would become.
Los Angeles in 1974 exerted more influence over popular culture than any other city in America. Los Angeles that year, in fact, dominated popular culture more than it ever had before, or would again. Working in film, recording, and television studios around Sunset Boulevard, living in Brentwood and Beverly Hills or amid the flickering lights of the Hollywood Hills, a cluster of transformative talents produced an explosion in popular culture which reflected the demographic, social, and cultural realities of a changing America. At a time when Richard Nixon won two presidential elections with a message of backlash against the social changes unleashed by the sixties, popular culture was ahead of politics in predicting what America would become. The early 1970s in Los Angeles was the time and the place where conservatives definitively lost the battle to control popular culture.
Rock Me on the Water traces the confluence of movies, music, television, and politics in Los Angeles month by month through that transformative, magical year. Ronald Brownstein reveals how 1974 represented a confrontation between a massive younger generation intent on change, and a political order rooted in the status quo. Today, we are again witnessing a generational cultural divide. Brownstein shows how the voices resistant to change may win the political battle for a time, but they cannot hold back the future.
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| ISBN-10 | 0062899228 |
| ISBN-13 | 9780062899224 |
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| Pages | 448 |
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| Weight | 318 |
| Edition | Reprint |
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