Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World, Volume 1 (Hardcover)
Language: English
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London, 2003
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Hardcover. The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Popular Music Volume 1 provides an overview of media, industry, and technology and its relationship to popular music. In 500 entries by 130 contributors from around the world, the volume explores the topic in two parts: Part I: Social and Cultural Dimensions, covers the social phenomena of relevance to the practice of popular music and Part II: The Industry, covers all aspects of the popular music industry, such as copyright, instrumental manufacture, management and marketing, record corporations, studios, companies, and labels. Entries include bibliographies, discographies and filmographies, and an extensive index is provided.This and all other volumes of the Encyclopedia are now available through an online version of the Encyclopedia: _reference_EPMOW. A general search function for the whole Encyclopedia is also available on this site. A subscription is required to access individual entries. Please see: Popular music has been a major force in the world since the 19th century. With the advent of electronic and advanced technology it has become ubiquitous. This encyclopedic volume covers popular music of the world and features some 500 entries by 130 contributors. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…
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- Title
- Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World, Volume 1 (Hardcover)
- Author
- Dr. John Shepherd
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London
- Publication year
- 2003
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0826463215
- ISBN 13
- 9780826463210
The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Popular Music Volume 1 provides an overview of media, industry, and technology and its relationship to popular music. In 500 entries by 130 contributors from around the world, the volume explores the topic in two parts: Part I: Social and Cultural Dimensions, covers the social phenomena of relevance to the practice of popular music and Part II: The Industry, covers all aspects of the popular music industry, such as copyright, instrumental manufacture, management and marketing, record corporations, studios, companies, and labels. Entries include bibliographies, discographies and filmographies, and an extensive index is provided.
This and all other volumes of the Encyclopedia are now available through an online version of the Encyclopedia: https://www.bloomsburypopularmusic.com/encyclopedia-work?docid=BPM_reference_EPMOW. A general search function for the whole Encyclopedia is also available on this site. A subscription is required to access individual entries. Please see: https://www.bloomsburypopularmusic.com/for-librarians.
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About the Author
David Horn was a founding editor of the journal Popular Music and a founding member of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM). He proposed the idea of EPMOW with blues scholar Paul Oliver in the 1980s and has worked on the project since then.
Dave Laing is the author of several books on popular music and a former editor of Music Week. Former Research Fellow at the University of Westminster where he conducted research on the music industry.
Paul Oliver is a Fellow of Oxford Brookes University.
Peter Wicke was Professor of the Theory and History of Popular Music and retirement Director of the Research Centre for Popular Music at the Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany, until his retirement in 2016. He is one of the founding members of the International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM).
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