''The Encyclopedia of Punk'' is a reference book about
punk rock written by Brian Cogan,
an associate professor in the Department of Communications at
Molloy College
Molloy University is a private Roman Catholic university in Rockville Centre, New York. It provides more than 50 academic undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs for over 5,000 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students.
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Long Island, New York
Long Island is a densely populated island in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of New York, part of the New York metropolitan area. With over 8 million people, Long Island is the most populous island in the United States and the 18th ...
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The book's original title was ''The Encyclopedia of punk music and culture''. The book traces the
history of punk from its origins in the 1960s and 1970s to the present day. A large part of the book is made up of rare photos of bands.
See also
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Punk rock
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Punk subculture
The punk subculture includes a diverse and widely known array of ideologies, fashion, and other forms of expression, visual art, dance, literature, and film. Largely characterised by anti-establishment views, the promotion of individual freedom ...
References
Encyclopedias of music
Punk literature
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