Bøker av Iain Ellis

Punk Beyond the Music investigates where punk has manifested and mutated, tracing its transformation from a music genre into a far-reaching cultural aesthetic. Focusing on punk's most recurring traits-DIY, attitude, outsider identities, symbols, and politics-the author examines their appearance in various arts and cultural practices.

An illustrated encyclopaedia of British railway engineering terminology, jargon and slang. Nearly 10,000 entries, fully cross referenced.

In examining the major critical humorists that have clashed with religion, this book investigates the dynamics at the heart of this long-standing cultural antagonism. The dramatic skirmishes recounted here revolve around various facets of religion, including its policies and edicts, its political manifestations, and the nature of faith itself.

Through a compilation of essays and profiles, Brit Wits shows how and why humour has been such a powerful catalyst and expressive force in rockers' work. Ellis trains his attention on those whose music and persona exude defiance to investigate the nature of rock humour and how these groups have used it to attack prevailing social structures.