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National Myth and the First World War in Modern Popular Music
Peter Grant
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Description for National Myth and the First World War in Modern Popular Music
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in the History of Subcultures and Popular Music. Num Pages: 303 pages, 22 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJF; AVC; AVGN; HBTB; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 156 x 218 x 23. Weight in Grams: 546.
This book looks at the role of popular music in constructing the myth of the First World War. Since the late 1950s over 1,500 popular songs from more than forty countries have been recorded that draw inspiration from the War. National Myth and the First World War in Modern Popular Music takes an inter-disciplinary approach that locates popular music within the framework of `memory studies' and analyses how songwriters are influenced by their country's `national myths'. How does popular music help form memory and remembrance of such an event? Why do some songwriters stick rigidly to culturally dominant forms of ... Read more
This book looks at the role of popular music in constructing the myth of the First World War. Since the late 1950s over 1,500 popular songs from more than forty countries have been recorded that draw inspiration from the War. National Myth and the First World War in Modern Popular Music takes an inter-disciplinary approach that locates popular music within the framework of `memory studies' and analyses how songwriters are influenced by their country's `national myths'. How does popular music help form memory and remembrance of such an event? Why do some songwriters stick rigidly to culturally dominant forms of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Studies in the History of Subcultures and Popular Music
Number of Pages
303
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137601384
SKU
V9781137601384
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About Peter Grant
Peter Grant is Senior Lecturer at City University London, UK. His previous books include Philanthropy and Voluntary Action in the First World War and The Business of Giving. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, a trustee of the Amy Winehouse Foundation and President of Kennington Cricket Club.
Reviews for National Myth and the First World War in Modern Popular Music
This book has been extensively researched and analytically is informed and astute. It is a valuable addition to both memory studies and music studies. (European Journal of Communication, Vol. 33 (2), April, 2018)