{"product_id":"citizen-cash-the-political-life-and-times-of-johnny-cash","title":"Citizen Cash: The Political Life and Times of Johnny Cash by Foley, Michael Stewart","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA leading historian argues that Johnny Cash was the most important political artist of his time\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohnny Cash was an American icon, known for his level, bass-baritone voice and somber demeanor, and for huge hits like \"Ring of Fire\" and \"I Walk the Line.\" But he was also the most prominent political artist in the United States, even if he wasn't recognized for it in his own lifetime, or since his death in 2003.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen and now, people have misread Cash's politics, usually accepting the idea of him as a \"walking contradiction.\" Cash didn't fit into easy political categories--liberal or conservative, Republican or Democrat, hawk or dove. Like most people, Cash's politics were remarkably consistent in that they were based not on ideology or scripts but on empathy--emotion, instinct, and identification.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on untapped archives and new research on social movements and grassroots activism, \u003ci\u003eCitizen Cash\u003c\/i\u003e offers a major reassessment of a legendary figure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Stewart Foley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/07\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 5.80w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541699571\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Stewart Foley\u003c\/b\u003e is a historian of American political culture. He is the author or editor of seven other books, including the prizewinning \u003ci\u003eConfronting the War Machine: Draft Resistance During the Vietnam War\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFront Porch Politics: The Forgotten Heyday of American Activism in the 1970s and 1980s\u003c\/i\u003e, and the 33 1\/3 book on punk band Dead Kennedys' political masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eFresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables\u003c\/i\u003e. He has served as historical advisor on a number of films and television shows, including \u003ci\u003eMad Men\u003c\/i\u003e, and his writing has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eBoston Sunday Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eDaily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e, among other news outlets. He is Professor of American Civilization at Université Grenoble Alpes in France.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43656856502425,"sku":"9781541699571","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_1c9a6925-7a77-419e-a539-e2f6248e237c.jpg?v=1724611064","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/citizen-cash-the-political-life-and-times-of-johnny-cash","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}