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Rock´n America: A Social and Cultural History
Deena Weinstein
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Description for Rock´n America: A Social and Cultural History
Paperback. What is rock? This book offers a new and systematic approach to understanding rock by applying sociological concepts in a historical context. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVC; JFCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 192 x 24. Weight in Grams: 774.
What is rock? This book offers a new and systematic approach to understanding rock by applying sociological concepts in a historical context. Deena Weinstein, a rock critic, journalist, and academic, starts by outlining an original approach to understanding rock, explaining how the form has developed through a complex and ever-changing set of relations between artists, fans, and mediators. She then traces the history of rock in America through its distinctive eras, from rock's precursors to rock in the digital age. The book includes suggested listening lists to accompany each chapter, a detailed filmography of movies about rock, and a wide ... Read more
What is rock? This book offers a new and systematic approach to understanding rock by applying sociological concepts in a historical context. Deena Weinstein, a rock critic, journalist, and academic, starts by outlining an original approach to understanding rock, explaining how the form has developed through a complex and ever-changing set of relations between artists, fans, and mediators. She then traces the history of rock in America through its distinctive eras, from rock's precursors to rock in the digital age. The book includes suggested listening lists to accompany each chapter, a detailed filmography of movies about rock, and a wide ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
773 g
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781442600157
SKU
V9781442600157
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About Deena Weinstein
Deena Weinstein is Professor of Sociology at DePaul University in Chicago. She has published widely in the field of rock music, including Heavy Metal: A Cultural Sociology (1991) and social theory. She has also been a rock journalist for over two decades, writing album reviews and feature articles on various facets of rock music and conducting interviews with rock musicians. ... Read more
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