{"product_id":"quadrophenia-9780231167413","title":"Quadrophenia","description":"1964: Mods clash with Rockers in Brighton, creating a moral panic. 1973: ex-Mod band The Who release \u003ci\u003eQuadrophenia\u003c\/i\u003e, a concept album following young Mod Jimmy Cooper to the Brighton riots and beyond. 1979: Franc Roddam directs \u003ci\u003eQuadrophenia\u003c\/i\u003e, a film based on Pete Townshend's album narrative; its cult status is immediate. 2013: almost fifty years on from Brighton, this first academic study explores the lasting appeal of 'England's\u003ci\u003e Rebel Without a Cause\u003c\/i\u003e'. Investigating academic, music, press, and fan-based responses, Glynn argues that the 'Modyssey' enacted in Quadrophenia intrigues because it opens a hermetic subculture to its social-realist context; it enriches because it is a cult film that dares to explore the dangers in being part of a cult; it endures because of its 'emotional honesty', showing Jimmy as failing, with family, job, girl, and group; it excites because we all know that, at some point in our lives, 'I was there!'","brand":"Stephen Glynn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48276899070203,"sku":"9780231167413","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9780231167413.jpg?v=1772481172","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/quadrophenia-9780231167413","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}