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David Looseley is Emeritus Professor of Contemporary French Culture at the University of Leeds, UK. He writes on the popular music, culture and cultural policy of France, including Édith Piaf: A Cultural History (2015), joint winner of the Franco-British Society Literary Prize, and Popular Music in Contemporary France: Authenticity, Politics, Debate (2003). He was contributing editor (with Diana Holmes) of Imagining the Popular in Contemporary French Culture (2013). He is Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Palmes Académiques.

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Acknowledgements 1 .Imagining Piaf 2. The Recital 3. The Record (1) 4. The Record (2) 5. Authenticity, Art, Memory, Stardom Conclusions: Piaf Today References Notes Index

Édith Piafs Récital 1961

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      Publisher Bloomsbury
      Imprint Bloomsbury Academic USA
      Published 12 January 2023
      ISBN-13 9781501362101
      978-1501362101
      ISBN-10 1501362100
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      Entertainment Popular music Cultural and media studies

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      David Looseley is Emeritus Professor of Contemporary French Culture at the University of Leeds, UK. He writes on the popular music, culture and cultural policy of France, including Édith Piaf: A Cultural History (2015), joint winner of the Franco-British Society Literary Prize, and Popular Music in Contemporary France: Authenticity, Politics, Debate (2003). He was contributing editor (with Diana Holmes) of Imagining the Popular in Contemporary French Culture (2013). He is Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Palmes Académiques.

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgements 1 .Imagining Piaf 2. The Recital 3. The Record (1) 4. The Record (2) 5. Authenticity, Art, Memory, Stardom Conclusions: Piaf Today References Notes Index

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