{"product_id":"spanish-punk-screaming-for-democracy-in-a-postdictatorial-state-9798887441047","title":"Spanish Punk: Screaming for Democracy in a Postdictatorial State","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat does democracy sound like when it's shouted through a distortion pedal?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1975, Spain emerged from the long shadow of Franco's dictatorship, stumbling toward democracy amid uncertainty, unrest, and unhealed wounds. In the same moment, a raw, raucous, and radically irreverent cultural force exploded onto the scene: punk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpanish Punk: Screaming for Democracy in a Postdictatorial State\u003c\/i\u003e is the first in-depth study to trace the uniquely political trajectory of punk in post-Franco Spain. Far from just a musical genre, Spanish punk became a rebellious cultural matrix--a defiant, DIY response to the contradictions of a state trying to reinvent itself. Through fanzines, lyrics, testimonies, and subcultural style, punks posed urgent questions: What kind of democracy was being built? Who was being left out? And how do you scream dissent in a newly \"free\" society?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending historical, philosophical, musicological, and textual analysis, this book shows how punk served as both a glue for oppositional movements and a generator of alternative political identities. It's a long-overdue exploration of how cultural resistance helped shape a generation's answer to dictatorship--and its uneasy aftermath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Vila Diéguez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e PM Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/09\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.98w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798887441047","brand":"PM Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45361555374217,"sku":"9798887441047","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/spanish-punk-screaming-for-democracy-in-a-postdictatorial-state-9798887441047","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}