000			02026nam a2200193 4500
010			_a2018010846
020			_a9781616208431
024			_a1016327824
050			_aML3917.G3 M63
082			_a306.4
100	1		_aTim Mohr
245	1		_aBurning Down the Haus
260			_bAlgonquin Books of Chapel Hill
300			_a384 pages
520			_a"A rallying call against authoritarianism everywhere." --Ruth Franklin, author of the NBCC Award-winning Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life   It began with a handful of East Berlin teens who heard the Sex Pistols on a British military radio broadcast to troops in West Berlin, and it ended with the collapse of the East German dictatorship. Punk rock was a life-changing discovery. The buzz-saw guitars, the messed-up clothing and hair, the rejection of society and the DIY approach to building a new one: in their gray surroundings, where everyone's future was preordained by some communist apparatchik, punk represented a revolutionary philosophy--quite literally, as it turned out. But as these young kids tried to form bands and became more visible, security forces--including the dreaded secret police, the Stasi--targeted them. They were spied on by friends and even members of their own families; they were expelled from schools and fired from jobs; they were beaten by police and imprisoned. Instead of conforming, the punks fought back, playing an indispensable role in the underground movements that helped bring down the Berlin Wall. This secret history of East German punk rock is not just about the music; it is a story of extraordinary bravery in the face of one of the most oppressive regimes in history. Rollicking, cinematic, deeply researched, highly readable, and thrillingly topical, BurningDown the Haus brings to life the young men and women who successfully fought authoritarianism three chords at a time--and is a fiery testament to the irrepressible spirit of revolution.
650			_aSocial Science
650			_aHistory - Europe
999			_c9498 _d9498