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Globalization, Music and Cultures of Distinction: The Rise of Pop Music Criticism in Italy
Simone Varriale
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Description for Globalization, Music and Cultures of Distinction: The Rise of Pop Music Criticism in Italy
Hardback. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJ; AVGN; JFCA; JHBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 219 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
This book is the first comprehensive account of how Anglo-American popular music transformed Italian cultural life. Drawing on neglected archival materials, the author explores the rise of new musical tastes and social divisions in late twentieth century Italy. The book reconstructs the emergence of pop music magazines in Italy and offers the first in-depth investigation of the role of critics in global music cultures. It explores how class, gender, race and geographical location shaped the production and consumption of music magazines, as well as critics' struggle over notions of expertise, cultural value and ... Read more
This book is the first comprehensive account of how Anglo-American popular music transformed Italian cultural life. Drawing on neglected archival materials, the author explores the rise of new musical tastes and social divisions in late twentieth century Italy. The book reconstructs the emergence of pop music magazines in Italy and offers the first in-depth investigation of the role of critics in global music cultures. It explores how class, gender, race and geographical location shaped the production and consumption of music magazines, as well as critics' struggle over notions of expertise, cultural value and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
234
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137564498
SKU
V9781137564498
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About Simone Varriale
Simone Varriale is Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the Department of Sociology, University of Warwick, UK.
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