The Bloomsbury Handbook of Popular Music and Social Class

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The Bloomsbury Handbook of Popular Music and Social Class is written by Ian Peddie and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1501345389 (ISBN 10) and 9781501345388 (ISBN 13).

A 2019 Choice Outstanding Academic Title The Bloomsbury Handbook of Popular Music and Social Class is the first extensive analysis of the most important themes and concepts in this field. Encompassing contemporary research in ethnomusicology, sociology, cultural studies, history, and race studies, the volume explores the intersections between music and class, and how the meanings of class are asserted and denied, confused and clarified, through music. With chapters on key genres, traditions, and subcultures, as well as fresh and engaging directions for future scholarship, the volume considers how music has thought about and articulated social class. It consists entirely of original contributions written by internationally renowned scholars, and provides an essential reference point for scholars interested in the relationship between popular music and social class.