An Interview with Billy Bragg
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9201464 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Batstone, Billy Bragg |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 20 |
| Publication date | 1991-02-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Monthly Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0027-0520 • E-ISSN: 0027-0520 |
| Publisher | Monthly Review Foundation (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.14452/mr-042-09-1991-02_2 |
| OpenAlex | W1964468301 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
While the proprietors of international capitalism are dancing over the apparent demise of communism, Billy Bragg, the socialist troubadour-activist from London, is trying to disrupt their party by singing a different tune. Not discouraged by the news from Prague and Bucharest—"good riddance to those career politicians of any stripe who use their power against the people"—Bragg, along with Wiggy, his constant companion, is carrying a message of social equality and economic justice to new audiences.This article can also be found at the Monthly Review website, where most recent articles are published in full.Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly Review website
Capitalism · Communism · Demise · Economic history · Economics · Management · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Power (physics) · Singing · Sociology · Australian History and Society · History · Law · Political and Economic history of UK and US
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2010 - 2010 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |