Pop and Rock - POD TITLE

Klappentext Maps the world of pop and rock: its history! its stars and its controversies. Zusammenfassung This Companion provides a broad overview of the world of pop and rock. It introduces the most important and significant moments in its history and the key issues involved in understanding popular culture's most vital art form. Inhaltsverzeichnis Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction and chronology of pop and rock; Part I. Context: 1. 'Plugged in': technology and popular music Paul Théberge; 2. The popular music industry Simon Frith; 3. Consumption Will Straw; Star profiles I: Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, James Brown, Marvin Gaye; Part II. Texts, Genres, Styles: 4. Pop music Simon Frith; 5. Reconsidering rock Keir Keightley; 6. Soul into hip-hop Russell A. Potter; 7. Dance music Will Straw; 8. World music Jocelyne Guilbault; Star profiles II: Bob Marley, David Bowie, Abba, Madonna, Nirvana, Public Enemy, Derrick May, The Spice Girls; Part III. Debates: 9. Pop, rock and interpretation Richard Middleton; 10. Popular music, gender and sexuality Sara Cohen; 11. Rock, pop and politics John Street; 12. From rice to ice: the face of race in rock and pop Barry Shank; 13. The 'local' and 'global' in popular music Jan Fairley; References; Index.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Simon Frith, Will Straw, John Street
• Mitarbeit: Simon Frith (Herausgeber), Will Straw (Herausgeber), John Street (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 16.08.2001
• EAN: 9780521556606
• ISBN: 978-0-521-55660-6
• Abmessung: 170 mm x 250 mm x 10 mm
• Serien: Cambridge Companions to Music; Cambridge Companions to Music
• Themen: Sachbuch > Politik, Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft > Politik; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Soziologie > Allgemeines, Lexika