Made in Japan Studies in Popular Music |
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Editor:
| Mitsui, Toru |
Series title: | Routledge Global Popular Music Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-415-63757-2 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2014 |
Publisher: | Routledge
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $170.00 |
Book Description:
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Made in Japan serves as a comprehensive and rigorous introduction to the history, sociology, and musicology ofnbsp;contemporarynbsp;Japanese popular music. Each essay, written by a leading scholar of Japanese music, covers the major figures, styles, and social contexts of pop music in Japan and provides adequate context so readers understand why the figure or genre under discussion is of lasting significance. The book first presents a general description of the history and...
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Made in Japan serves as a comprehensive and rigorous introduction to the history, sociology, and musicology ofnbsp;contemporarynbsp;Japanese popular music. Each essay, written by a leading scholar of Japanese music, covers the major figures, styles, and social contexts of pop music in Japan and provides adequate context so readers understand why the figure or genre under discussion is of lasting significance. The book first presents a general description of the history and background of popular music, followed by essays organized into thematic sections: Putting Japanese Popular Music in Perspective; Rockin' Japan; and Japanese Popular Music and Visual Arts.