Sober living for the revolution hardcore punk straight edge and radical politics kuhn ed gabriel isbn 9781458775351 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. Sober living for the revolution hardcore punk straight edge and radical politics gabriel kuhn pm press feb 1 2010 social science 352 pages 1 review examining the multigenerational impact of punk rock music this international survey of the political punk straight edge movement which has persisted as a drug free hardcore subculture for more than 25 years traces its history . An excellent look at the late nineties early millennium punk hardcore vegan straight edge scene kuhn connects the movements in the scene at that time with the radical politics that rose up around sxe at that time it is an excellent look at the other side of vegan straightedge that went largely unnoticed by the media and tough guy hardcore that subsumed it. Straight edge has persisted as a drug free hardcore punk subculture for 25 years its political legacy however remains ambiguous often associated with self righteous macho posturing and conservative puritanism while certain elements of straight edge culture feed into such perception the movements political history is far more complex. Sober living for the revolution hardcore punk straight edge and radical politics kuhn gabriel on amazoncom free shipping on qualifying offers sober living for the revolution hardcore punk straight edge and radical politics