| The Routledge History of Social Protest in Popular Music Contributor(s): Friedman, Jonathan C. (Editor) |
|
 |
ISBN: 0415509521 ISBN-13: 9780415509527 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $308.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | History & Criticism - General - History | Social History - Music | Genres & Styles - Pop Vocal |
| Dewey: 781.641 |
| LCCN: 2012046125 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 7" W x 10.1" (2.07 lbs) 432 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The major objective of this collection of 28 essays is to analyze the trends, musical formats, and rhetorical devices used in popular music to illuminate the human condition. By comparing and contrasting musical offerings in a number of countries and in different contexts from the 19th century until today, TheRoutledge History of Social Protest in Popular Music aims to be a probing introduction to the history of social protest music, ideal for popular music studies and history and sociology of music courses. |