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World Music, Politics and Social Change

World Music, Politics and Social Change Papers from the International Association for the Study of Popular Music - Music and Society

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Publisher's Synopsis

Drawing upon a variety of academic disciplines, this selection of essays from the International Association for the Study of Popular Music examines the social and musical forces that lie behind the sales labels of popular music. The book asks - "How does popular music change?", "What is the impact of First world capital on Third World musical performers?" and, "Is 'world music' enriched or impoverished by its new global context?".;The answers offered by some of these essays are optimistic, challenging entrenched ideas about music tradition and progress - however, the authors of others of these essays also reveal the commercial and political struggles that underpin much music-making.

About the Publisher

Manchester University Press

Founded in 1904, MUP is the third largest University Press in England and publishes monographs and textbooks by authors from all over the world. Currently publishing 145 new books a year and managing a portfolio of 14 journals as well as an extensive backlist of over 1000 titles, the Press sells more than 150,000 books each year to a global audience. The Press exports some 50 percent of output to more than 60 countries using representatives in Britain, Ireland and Europe and agents elsewhere including North America, Canada and Australia.

Book information

ISBN: 9780719028793
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 306.484
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 216
Weight: -1g
Height: 215mm
Width: 139mm
Spine width: 19mm