Made in Japan studies in popular music

Made in Japan serves as a comprehensive and rigorous introduction to the history, sociology, and musicology of contemporary Japanese popular music. Each essay, written by a leading scholar of Japanese music, covers the major figures, styles, and social contexts of pop music in Japan and provides ade...

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Weitere Verfasser: Mitsui, Tōru (HerausgeberIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: London, New York Routledge 2015
Ausgabe:First issued in paperback
Schriftenreihe:Routledge global popular music series
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Zusammenfassung:Made in Japan serves as a comprehensive and rigorous introduction to the history, sociology, and musicology of contemporary Japanese popular music. Each essay, written by a leading scholar of Japanese music, covers the major figures, styles, and social contexts of pop music in Japan and provides adequate context so readers understand why the figure or genre under discussion is of lasting significance. The book first presents a general description of the history and background of popular music, followed by essays organized into thematic sections: Putting Japanese Popular Music in Perspective; Rockin’ Japan; and Japanese Popular Music and Visual Arts.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliography and index
Beschreibung:xv, 254 Seiten
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24 cm
ISBN:9780415637572
978-0-415-63757-2
9781138961500
978-1-138-96150-0