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Studying Popular Music

by Richard Middleton
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Overview

A critical analysis of issues and approaches in a variety of areas, ranging from the political economy of popular music through its history and ethnography to its semiology, aesthetics and ideology. The book focuses on Anglo-American popular music of the last 200 years.

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Over 30 long essays examine student political activism in the West, the East, and Third World. For each country, the history of activism, its relation to the educational and political structures, and the current situation are discussed by scholars from the country or by specialists from US universities or government agencies. Three chapters cover the US from 1905 to the present. The introduction explores the nature, significance, and limitations of student movements, and profiles the typical activist. Outlines an interdisciplinary approach to studying Anglo-American popular music of the past 200 years, with particular emphasis on the 20th century. Presents a critical review of the past and present approaches, such as political economy, history, ethnography, musicology, anthropology, and semiotics. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Book Details

Published
April 1, 1990
Publisher
Milton Keynes [England] ; Open University Press, 1990.
Pages
328
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780335152759

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