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Rock and Popular Music, Politics, Policies, Institutions, edited by Tony Bennett, Simon Frith, Larry Grossberg, John Shepherd, Graeme Turner

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Rock and Popular Music, Politics, Policies, Institutions, edited by Tony Bennett, Simon Frith, Larry Grossberg, John Shepherd, Graeme Turner
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Rock and Popular Music
Medium
electronic resource
Responsibility statement
edited by Tony Bennett, Simon Frith, Larry Grossberg, John Shepherd, Graeme Turner
Series statement
Culture: Policy and Politics
Sub title
Politics, Policies, Institutions
Summary
A unique collection of new essays which make suggestions for the new directions for the study of contemporary popular musics. There is comparative analysis of the relationship between the state and the popular music industries., Rock and Popular Music examines the relations between the policies and institutions which regulate contemporary popular music and the political debates, contradictions and struggles in which those musics are involved.International in its scope and conception, this innovative collection explores the reasons for and ways in which governments have sought either to support or prohibit popular music in Canada, Australia and Europe as well as the impact of broadcasting policies in forming and shaping different musical communities.Rock and Popular Music is a unique collection suggesting significant new directions for the study of contemporary popular musics
Target audience
general
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