Made in Japan: Studies in Popular Music

Made in Japan: Studies in Popular Music
ISBN-10
1135955344
ISBN-13
9781135955342
Series
Made in Japan
Category
Music
Pages
270
Language
English
Published
2014-07-17
Publisher
Routledge
Author
Toru Mitsui

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.

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