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ISBN13: | 9781978835702 |
ISBN10: | 1978835701 |
Binding: | Paperback |
No. of pages: | 168 pages |
Size: | 203x132x13 mm |
Weight: | 172 g |
Language: | English |
Illustrations: | 10 bw, 3 color |
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We Take Care of Our Own
Faith, Class, and Politics in the Art of Bruce Springsteen
Edition number: Revised and Expanded, With an Afterword by Andre Dubus III
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Date of Publication: 15 September 2024
Number of Volumes: Paperback
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We Take Care of Our Own traces the evolution of Bruce Springsteen’s beliefs, beginning with his New Jersey childhood and ending with his most recent works from Springsteen on Broadway to Letter to You. The author follows the singer’s life, examining his albums and a variety of influences (both musical and non-musical), especially his Catholic upbringing and his family life, to show how he became an outspoken icon for working-class America; indeed for working class life throughout the world.
Long description:
"Insightful . . . . Going beyond the stereotype of Springsteen as chronicler of the white everyman, Sawyers examines his focus on social issues like AIDS and the Iraq War and provides an intriguing analysis of how his Catholic roots intersect with his political consciousness . . . . It's a dynamic portrait of the complicated political and social influences of a rock legend."
We Take Care of Our Own traces the evolution of Bruce Springsteen’s beliefs, beginning with his New Jersey childhood and ending with his most recent works from Springsteen on Broadway to Letter to You. The author follows the singer’s life, examining his albums and a variety of influences (both musical and nonmusical), especially his Catholic upbringing and his family life, to show how he became an outspoken icon for working-class America—indeed for working-class life throughout the world. In this way, the author emphasizes the universality of Springsteen’s canon and depicts how a working-class sensibility can apply to anyone anywhere who believes in fairness and respect. In addition, the author places Springsteen in the historical context not only of literature (especially John Steinbeck) but also of the art world (specifically the work of Thomas Hart Benton and Edward Hopper). Among the themes explored in the book include community, a sense of place, America as the Promised Land, the myth of the West, and, ultimately, mortality.
"Insightful . . . . Going beyond the stereotype of Springsteen as chronicler of the white everyman, Sawyers examines his focus on social issues like AIDS and the Iraq War and provides an intriguing analysis of how his Catholic roots intersect with his political consciousness . . . . It's a dynamic portrait of the complicated political and social influences of a rock legend."
Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments
Introduction: In the Shadow of Plenty
1 Workingman
2 A Sense of Place
3 Chapter and Verse
4 The Good Book
5 The Populist Imperative
6 Hope and Dreams
7 Left Behind
8 An Absence of Things
9 Jersey Cowboys
10 Tomorrows and Yesterdays
Coda: Far Beyond Today
Afterword by Andre Dubus III
Notes
Select Bibliography
Illustrations
Index
Introduction: In the Shadow of Plenty
1 Workingman
2 A Sense of Place
3 Chapter and Verse
4 The Good Book
5 The Populist Imperative
6 Hope and Dreams
7 Left Behind
8 An Absence of Things
9 Jersey Cowboys
10 Tomorrows and Yesterdays
Coda: Far Beyond Today
Afterword by Andre Dubus III
Notes
Select Bibliography
Illustrations
Index