Popular Music: The Key Concepts
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Popular Music: The Key Concepts by Roy Shuker
Now in an updated fourth edition, this popular A-Z student handbook provides a comprehensive survey of key ideas and concepts in popular music culture. With new and expanded entries on genres and subgenres, the text comprehensively examines the social and cultural aspects of popular music, taking into account the digital music revolution and changes in the way that music is manufactured, marketed and delivered. New and updated entries include:
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- Age and youth
- Black music
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- Digital music culture
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- K-Pop
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- Mash-ups
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- Philadelphia Soul
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- Pub music
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- Religion and spirituality
- Remix
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- Southern Soul
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- Streaming
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- Vinyl
With further reading and listening included throughout, Popular Music: The Key Concepts is an essential reference text for all students studying the social and cultural dimensions of popular music.
Roy Shuker is Adjunct Professor in Media Studies at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. His previous publications include Wax Trash and Vinyl Treasures: Record Collecting as a Social Practice (2010) and Understanding Popular Music Culture (5th Edition, 2016).
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781138680937 |
| ISBN 10 | 1138680931 |
| Title | Popular Music: The Key Concepts |
| Author | Roy Shuker |
| Series | Routledge Key Guides |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 2017-03-29 |
| Number of pages | 366 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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