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Why Music Matters
David Hesmondhalgh
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Description for Why Music Matters
Paperback. Listen to David Hesmondhalgh discuss the arguments at the core of 'Why Music Matters' with Laurie Taylor on BBC Radio 4's Thinking Allowed here. Num Pages: 204 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: AV; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
Listen to David Hesmondhalgh discuss the arguments at the core of 'Why Music Matters' with Laurie Taylor on BBC Radio 4's Thinking Allowed here: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03q9q2n/Thinking_Allowed_Why_Music_Matters_Bhangra_and_Belonging/
In what ways might music enrich the lives of people and of societies? What prevents it from doing so? Why Music Matters explores the role of music in our lives, and investigates the social and political significance of music in modern societies.
- First book of its kind to explore music through a variety of theories and approaches and unite these theories using one authoritative voice
- Combines a broad yet theoretically sophisticated approach to music and society ... Read more
- A historically and sociologically informed understanding of music in relation to questions of social power and inequality
- By drawing on both popular and academic talk about a range of musical forms and practices, readers will engage with a wide musical terrain and a wealth of case studies
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
204
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405192415
SKU
V9781405192415
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Ref
99-2
About David Hesmondhalgh
David Hesmondhalgh is Professor of Media and Music Industries at the University of Leeds. He is the author of The Cultural Industries, now in its third edition (2013) and co-author (with Sarah Baker) of a study of working life in three cultural industries, including music, Creative Labour (2011). He is also the editor or co-editor of various collections, including Western ... Read more
Reviews for Why Music Matters
“Most notably the book is ambivalent about much of the promises claimed by the advocates of music’s transformative potential, but is never bleak, retaining a refreshing realism about the capacity of music to matter to people, publics and nations across the world.” (New Books In Critical Theory, 19 June 2014)