Rock and Roll History

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This paper discusses the historical research of both Miller and Graebner rely on different macrocosmic and microcosmic approaches for understanding the rock and roll phenomenon. The paper further discusses how the Miller tends to apply a national approach to his understanding of rock and roll through fashion and musical trends, which often involves secondary sources in the media. Graebner also relies on secondary information to a certain degree, but certainly, he seeks deeper empirical data that reaches into the racial and ethnic barriers that Miller does apply.

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"The book review being analyzed here will analyze the microcosm and macrocosm of rock and roll history within Coming of Age in Buffalo by William Graebner and Flowers in the Dustbin by James Miller. By understanding the microcosm of history within a small historical location in Graebner's history, rock and roll is not as generalized as one finds in the more national perspective of music history. While Miller often defines national trends in music and fashion in rock and roll culture, both books offer different points of view on how music history should be analyzed."

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