Music at the Margins Popular Music and Global Cultural Diversity [Paperback]

Is there a growing homogenization of the world's popular music? Or, conversely, is there a continuing and perhaps ever increasing diversity of song styles and forms? With a focus is on how the process of popular music production is perceived by local musicians, this book addresses this issue, testing the more conventional `cultural imperialism' hypothesis by comparison with empirical findings from a study by the International Communication and Youth Culture Consortium.Is there a growing homogenization of the world's popular music? Or, conversely, is there a continuing and perhaps ever increasing diversity of song styles and forms? With a focus is on how the process of popular music production is perceived by local musicians, this book addresses this issue, testing the more conventional `cultural imperialism' hypothesis by comparison with empirical findings from a study by the International Communication and Youth Culture Consortium.PART ONE: POPULAR MUSIC AND SOCIETY
Popular Music Meanings
Industrial Roots
PART TWO: NATIONAL CASE STUDIES
Popular Music in Peripheral Contexts I
Popular Music in Peripheral Contexts II
Peripheral Production and the Core Industry
PART THREE: MAKING MUSIC ON THE PERIPHERY
Everyday Conditions
Recording and Publicity Conditions
The Musicians and their Music
Environment and Creativity
PART FOUR: `POPULAR MUSIC AND SOCIETY' REVISITED
Further Thoughts on Popular Music Meanings
A Critical Response - Simon Frith