Rockin' Out Popular Music in the U. S. A.

Name: Rockin' Out Popular Music in the U. S. A.
Price: 17.25 USD
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9780132072106

ISBN-10: 0132072106

ISBN-13: 9780132072106

Edition: 2009

Authors: Reebee Garofalo, Rob Bowman

List price: $129.30

30 day, 100% satisfaction guarantee!

Marketplace

1 new & used from $17.25

what's this?

Rush Rewards U
Members Receive:

You have reached 400 XP and carrot coins. That is the daily max!

Description:

Rockin'Outoffers a comprehensive social history of popular music in the United States and Canada. Accessibly written, this text is organized chronologically and thematically around particular genres/styles of music and addresses such dimensions as race, class, gender, ethnicity, technology, copyright and the structure of the music industry as they affect the development of the music. It offers an analysis and critique of the music itself as well as how it is produced and marketed. . The Canadian edition features Canadian artists such as Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, The Guess Who, Rush, Avril Lavigne, Great Big Sea, Feist, Jully Black, and more!

Book details

List price: $129.30
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Pearson Education Canada
Publication date: 10/31/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 624
Size: 8.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 2.640
Language: English



Introduction



Mass Technology and Popular Taste: The Tin Pan Alley Era



Blues and Country Music: Mass Media and the Construction Of Race



ï¿½Good Rockinï¿½ Tonightï¿½: The Rise of Rhythm And Blues


Crossing Cultures: The Eruption of Rock ï¿½Nï¿½ Roll


The Empire Strikes Back: The Reaction To Rock ï¿½Nï¿½ Roll


Rap and Metal: Youth Culture and Censorship


Mainstreaming Alternatives: Packaging Pop in the Nineties And Beyond


Welcome to The Terrordome: Music and Copyright in (a time of) Crisis


Getting Back To Business: Popular Music in the Millenium