Rock and Popular Music: Politics, Policies, Institutions (Culture) [Paperback]

Tony Bennett (Editor), Simon Furth (Editor), Lawrence Grossberg (Editor), John Shepherd (Editor), Graeme Turner (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 10, 1993

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.

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About the Author

Tony Bennett is Professor of Cultural Studies at Griffith University, Australia. Simon Frith is Professor of English at Strathclyde University, Glasgow. Larry Grossberg is Professor of Speech Communication at the University of Illinois-Urbana. John Shepherd is Professor of Music and Sociology at Carleton University. Graeme Turner is an Associate Professor of Cultural Studies at the University of Queensland, Australia.

Product Details

• Paperback: 306 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (December 10, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415063698
• ISBN-13: 978-0415063692
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,196,933 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)