Routledge Popular Music: Crit Conc Cult V - Music Scholarship

Explore the deep connection between music and society with Popular Music: Crit Conc Cult V from Routledge. This collection brings together essential scholarship on pop music, tracing its evolution from music-hall origins to the modern era of diverse musical styles. As traditional genres like rock, pop, country, and soul continue to break down and blend, this set provides a comprehensive look at the current musical landscape. Edited by well-known music scholar Simon Frith, this resource features a wide range of articles selected from leading sociology and cultural studies journals along with influential music publications. It is designed to help students and researchers examine musical topics through various social science perspectives. This unique collection offers the context needed to understand how music functions within culture, making it a valuable tool for academic study and deep research into the history and sociology of popular music.