American popular music : from minstrelsy to MP3 /
"The most complete and richly supported introduction to American popular music. Explore the rich terrain of American popular music with the most complete introduction of its kind. With the sixth edition of the bestselling text American Popular Music: From Minstrelsy to MP3, Starr and Waterman h...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
[2022]
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| Edition: | Sixth edition. |
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| Summary: | "The most complete and richly supported introduction to American popular music. Explore the rich terrain of American popular music with the most complete introduction of its kind. With the sixth edition of the bestselling text American Popular Music: From Minstrelsy to MP3, Starr and Waterman help students hear more in the music around them with a cultural and social history of popular music. New to this edition, assignable and regularly updated online Popular Music Activities help students place current popular music into historical context. A new enhanced e-book includes easy access to streaming recordings of the music discussed in the text. As always, American Popular Music is the only text that introduces students to the broad sweep of American music, from minstrel shows in the nineteenth century to the present, with attention to the role of race and gender in the American popular repertory from its inception." -- |
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| Physical Description: | xxvi, 660 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780197543313 0197543316 |