Description
| Product ID: | 9781138961500 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Routledge Global Popular Music Series |
| Title: | Made in Japan |
| Subtitle: | Studies in Popular Music |
| Authors: | Author: Toru Mitsui |
| Page Count: | 270 |
| Subjects: | The arts: general topics, The arts: general issues, Popular music, Regional / International studies, History, Media studies, Rock & Pop music, Regional studies, Humanities, Media studies, Japan |
| Description: | Made in Japan serves as a comprehensive and rigorous introduction to the history, sociology, and musicology of contemporary 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. Made in Japan serves as a comprehensive and rigorous introduction to the history, sociology, and musicology of contemporary 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2015-09-03 |
