Rock and Popular Music: Politics, Policies, Institutions

by Tony Bennett (Editor), Simon Frith (Editor), Larry Grossberg (Editor), John Shepherd (Editor), Graeme Turner (Editor)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415063685
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/04/1993
Series:	Culture: Policy and Politics
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Tony Bennett, Simon Frith, Larry Grossberg, John Shepherd, Graeme Turner

Date of Birth:

August 3, 1926

Place of Birth:

Astoria, Queens, New York, New York

Website:

http://www.exploringthearts.org

Table of Contents

Contributors:
Mavis Bayton, Jody Berland, Georgina Born, Marcus Breen, Reebee Garafolo, Line Grenier, Ross Harley, Steve Jones, Chris Lawe-Davies, Krister Malm, Paul Rutten, Will Straw, Roger Wallis, Peter Wicke