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Cultures of Popular Music (Issues in Cultural & Media Studies)
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Product Description
This book is about youth culture and popular music since the 1950s. Each chapter looks at a specific era of youth and music, including rock 'n' roll, sixties counter-cultural rock, heavy metal, punk, reggae, rap, techno and house. The book will be of particular interest to undergraduate and postgraduate students taking courses in youth culture and/or popular music and culture as part of sociology, media studies, cultural studies, music and anthropology degrees.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #372298 in Books
- Published on: 2001-12-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 194 pages
Editorial Reviews
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"…commendably wide-ranging in scope and addresses a long-standing gap in the market.” – European Journal of Communication (European Journal of Communication )
“…extremely well-written, clearly structured and presented.” – Youth & Policy (Youth & Policy )
About the Author
Andy Bennett is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Surrey and previously worked with the Rockmobil project in Frankfurt. He is author of Popular Music and Youth Culture: Music, Identity and Place (2000) and co-editor of Guitar Cultures (2001). He is chair of the UK and Ireland branch of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM) and co-convenor of the British Sociological Association Youth Study Group. (20031027)
