{"product_id":"why-music-matters-paperback","title":"Why Music Matters - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Hesmondhalgh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eListen to David Hesmondhalgh discuss the arguments at the core of 'Why Music Matters' with Laurie Taylor on BBC Radio 4's \u003ci\u003eThinking Allowed\u003c\/i\u003e here: \u003c\/b\u003e www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episode\/b03q9q2n\/Thinking_Allowed_Why_Music_Matters_Bhangra_and_Belonging\/\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn what ways might music enrich the lives of people and of societies? What prevents it from doing so? \u003ci\u003eWhy Music Matters\u003c\/i\u003e explores the role of music in our lives, and investigates the social and political significance of music in modern societies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFirst book of its kind to explore music through a variety of theories and approaches and unite these theories using one authoritative voice\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCombines a broad yet theoretically sophisticated approach to music and society with real clarity and accessibility\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA historically and sociologically informed understanding of music in relation to questions of social power and inequality\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBy drawing on both popular and academic talk about a range of musical forms and practices, readers will engage with a wide musical terrain and a wealth of case studies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Many of us who love popular music call ourselves 'poptimist' these days without bothering to establish a theoretical framework that would make that catchy term meaningful. In this slim, lucid, infinitely deep book, David Hesmondhalgh offers a way into that process. His conclusions about music's impact on our personal and social lives have already become essential to my own work, and any music scholar, critic, musician or fan will benefit from his calm, clear, uncompromising voice.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAnn Powers\u003c\/b\u003e, Pop music critic, \u003ci\u003eNational Public Radio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is also about why freedom, solidarity and love matter. Hesmondhalgh's wide-ranging and thought-provoking study sets the agenda for musicology's latest affective turn.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMartin Stokes\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKing's College London\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In what ways does music enrich the lives of people and of societies? What prevents it from doing so? In this carefully researched and insightful study, Hesmondhalgh examines the role of music in our lives, and how people forge connections with others through music. However, it also argues that music cannot remain unaffected by the inequalities that stain modern life. Through this critical defense of music, a variety of theories and approaches are brought together. In doing so, Hesmondhalgh provides a distinctive and valuable perspective on the general subject of music that builds on previous research from a variety of fields but also goes beyond them in instructive new ways. The result is a landmark study of the social value of music and an indispensable contribution to a variety of intersecting fields, written with enormous clarity, by a leading music scholar.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Hesmondhalgh\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Media and Music Industries at the University of Leeds. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Cultural Industries\u003c\/i\u003e, now in its third edition (2013) and co-author (with Sarah Baker) of a study of working life in three cultural industries, including music, \u003ci\u003eCreative Labour\u003c\/i\u003e (2011). He is also the editor or co-editor of various collections, including \u003ci\u003eWestern Music and its Others\u003c\/i\u003e (with Georgina Born, 2000) and \u003ci\u003ePopular Music Studies\u003c\/i\u003e (with Keith Negus, 2002).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 10, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47469090242809,"sku":"9781405192415","price":68.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/a2dObGhMV1U4NUcvemUwa2VCaUprZz09.webp?v=1772478648","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/why-music-matters-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}