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Explore the deep connection between music and social change with Song and Democratic Culture in Britain. Originally published in 1983, this Routledge Library Edition provides a detailed study of popular and working-class song. It examines how music serves as a natural way to record everyday experiences, acting as a medium for celebration, commiseration, complaint, and protest. This book goes beyond a simple list of songs and singers. It places working-class music within its specific cultural context and applies principles of literary criticism to the oral medium of song. By looking at the history of British song through various analytical approaches, it offers a unique perspective on how music functions within social movements. This text remains a significant work for those interested in the history of folk music and its role in shaping democratic culture.

Key Features

Comprehensive history of working-class song in Britain that explores the cultural context of the music.

An innovative study that combines several different approaches to analyze popular culture and social movements.

Detailed examination of song as a medium for protest, celebration, and recording everyday human experiences.

Academic application of literary criticism principles to the study of oral musical traditions.

Part of the Routledge Library Editions: Folk Music collection for specialized research and study.

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24 November 2015
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