Music : a subversive history
Record details
- ISBN: 1541644379
- ISBN: 9781541644373
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Physical Description:
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xii, 513 pages ; 21 cm - Edition: First trade paperback edition.
- Publisher: New York : Basic Books, 2021.
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally published in hardcover by Basic Books in 2019. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 473-487) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- The origin of music as a force of creative destruction -- Carnivores at the Philharmonic -- In search of a universal music -- Music history as a battle between magic and mathematics -- Bulls and sex toys -- The storyteller -- The invention of the singer -- The shame of music -- Unmanly music -- The devil's songs -- Oppression and musical innovation -- Not all wizards carry wands -- The invention of the audience -- Musicians behaving badly -- The origins of the music business -- Culture wars -- Subversives in wigs -- You say you want a revolution? -- The great flip-flop -- The aesthetics of diaspora -- Black music and the great American lifestyle crisis -- Rebellion goes mainstream -- Funky butt -- The origins of country music in the neolithic era -- Where did our love go? -- The sacrificial ritual -- Rappers and technocrats -- Welcome our new overlords -- Epilogue: This is not a manifesto. |
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Subject: | Music Social aspects History Music Political aspects History |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | ML 3916 .G56 2021 | 30775305559545 | General Collection | Available | - |