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OverviewFor many people globalization means, in cultural terms, an American entertainment empire that places the many and varied cultures of the world at the mercy of transnational corporations and their marketing teams. Some people see globalization as the spread of a consumer democracy. Yet, should we not be concerned, as the writers are here, that local and regional music cultures face an unprecedented onslaught from transnational industries and their ever-increasing production of cultural goods for global distribution? And what about the popular musicians who are promoted by these industries? Does the music business now have them in a stranglehold? Are they no more than cogs in a corporate machine? In this study an international group of scholars are not seeking to provide easy answers to such complex questions. Instead, they are intent on deepening our understanding of the key issues concerning globalization. Their critical scrutiny ranges from the structure and strategies of the transnational music industries to an examination of the local and individual appropriation of global goods. They also discuss dissemination through migration and communities of interest, and the ideological and political use of different kinds of music. In addition, the book offers itself as an aid to future research in its presentation of theoretical models and methodologies for analyzing the globalization of music. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Andreas Gebesmair , Alfred Smudits , Professor Derek B. Scott , Professor Stan HawkinsPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Edition: New edition Weight: 0.520kg ISBN: 9780754605263ISBN 10: 0754605264 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 28 January 2002 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews'Global Repertoires [is] not only interesting for the information and analysis [it] provides, [it is] as all books presenting research in progress are, stimulating because of the questions [it] brings to the reader's mind.' The World of Music Author InformationAndreas Gebesmair, International Research Institute for Media, Communication and Cultural Development, Austria and Alfred Smudits, Institute of Music Sociology, University of Music and Performing Arts, Austria Contributors: Andreas Gebesmair, Robert Burnett, Keith Negus, Keith Roe, Gust de Meyer, Susanne Binas, Deborah Pacini Hernandez, Alenka Barber-Kersovan, Krister Malm, Alfred Smudits, Joana Breidenbach, Ina Zukrigl, Richard A. Peterson, Harald Huber. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |