{"product_id":"global-popular-music-9781516525867","title":"Global Popular Music","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe anthology \u003ci\u003eGlobal Popular Music\u003c\/i\u003e features readings that examine the commonalities and differences among different popular music traditions in the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Europe. The text explores the ways in which each tradition developed, evolved, eventually disseminated, and how they gained global reach.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book begins with an introduction to global and popular music and answers the all-important question: what is pop? The readings that follow include both material evidence and historical narrative to provide students with greater awareness of how popular music has evolved throughout different cultures. The selections explore various musical traditions, including the blues, samba-reggae, mariachi, afro-pop, bhangra, K-pop, and rap, among other styles of music, all written by renowned and revered musicologists in the field.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCompelling and complex in nature, \u003ci\u003eGlobal Popular Music\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent supplementary resource for courses in world music, as well as any course that examines popular music in a global context.","brand":"Cognella, Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50066925551959,"sku":"9781516525867","price":109.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781516525867.jpg?v=1740543615","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/global-popular-music-9781516525867","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}