Rock and Popular Music

Taylor & Francis

Rock and Popular MusicPolitics, Policies, Institutions\nAuthor(s): Tony Bennett, Simon Frith, Larry Grossberg, John Shepherd, Graeme Turner\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415063685, 978-0415063685\nSynopsis\nRock and Popular Music examines the relations between the policies and institutions which regulate contemporary popular music and the political debates, contradictions and struggles in which those musics are involved.\nInternational in its scope and conception, this innovative collection explores the reasons for and ways in which governments have sought either to support or prohibit popular music in Canada, Australia and Europe as well as the impact of broadcasting policies in forming and shaping different musical communities.\nRock and Popular Music is a unique collection suggesting significant new directions for the study of contemporary popular musics.