{"product_id":"postwar-europe-and-the-eurovision-song-contest-9781350107397","title":"Postwar Europe and the Eurovision Song Contest","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDean Vuletic\u003c\/b\u003e is a historian of contemporary Europe. As a Lise Meitner Fellow in the Department of East European History at the University of Vienna, he leads the project Intervision: Popular Music and Politics in Eastern Europe. As a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellow, he previously led the project Eurovision: A History of Europe through Popular Music. He holds a doctorate in history from Columbia University, USA. He regularly comments on the Eurovision Song Contest in the international media.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMoves between the Eurovision stage to the political stage … Never has it been placed in its international context as in this truly inventive new book. * EuropeNow *\u003cbr\u003eVuletic goes beneath the bubblegum to reveal surprising machinations. * Foreign Affairs *\u003cbr\u003eAs a scholarly study in international cooperation and competition, this book is exemplary. * Times Higher Education *\u003cbr\u003eDean Vuletic’s book is an important intervention ... Comprehensive in its coverage, it will become a go-to book for any scholar who is interested in the song contest and its history. * H-Soz-Kult *\u003cbr\u003eIt is the recognition of such value in song—no less in Eurovision song—that makes Dean Vuletic’s rich history of the Eurovision Song Contest very important reading indeed. * German Studies Review *\u003cbr\u003eVuletic ascribes the Eurovision Song Contest an important role in the history of post-war Europe ... Comprehensive in its coverage, it will become a go-to book for any scholar who is interested in the song contest and its history. * H-Net *\u003cbr\u003eThe book presents a well-researched and exhaustive historical account of organisational and political matters in relation to the Eurovision Song contest, as well as an in-depth analysis of its cultural significance in a European perspective ... The book as a whole constitutes a significant and valuable contribution to the understanding the interplay of popular music, media and cultural policy in post-World War II Europe. * Popular Music *\u003cbr\u003e[A] survey of the ESC, and a well-researched one. Vuletic makes extensive use of archival materials of the Council of Europe, International Telecommunications Union, EBU and OIRT … [An] important and essential book. * Music Reference Services Quarterly *\u003cbr\u003eA fascinating insight into the history of Eurovision. It is accessibly written, draws on a wealth of archival material, and adds much to our understanding of European culture in the postwar period. * Robert James, Senior Lecturer in History, University of Portsmouth, UK *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a terrific addition to the literature on music and international relations. Analyzing the history of what has become the biggest forum of collective voting in Europe, Dean Vuletic shows the janus-headed nature of the Eurovision Song Contest – a competition both apolitical and political at the same time. A must-read addition for students of musicology, international relations and history, and, really, anyone trying to understand the confusing attraction of Europe’s largest music show. * Jessica Gienow-Hecht, Chair of the Department of History, John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany *\u003cbr\u003eOverturning familiar assumptions about this \"apolitical\" celebration of pan-European values, Vuletic brings us a much-needed serious and thorough historical account of the Eurovision Song Contest from its founding in the mid-1950s to the present-day paradox of this \"international event with national limitations\". A crucial read for anyone interested in the song contest's deeper history and significance. * Ivan Raykoff, Associate Professor of Music, The New School, USA *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eList of Figures\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAbbreviations\u003c\/i\u003e  Introduction: Europe's Greatest Television Show \u003cb\u003ePart I: The Cold War, 1945-1989\u003c\/b\u003e 1. The Western European Arrangement 2. The Show of Nations 3. A Contest for Communism \u003cb\u003ePart II: European Unification, 1990-2016\u003c\/b\u003e 4. A Concert of Europe 5. The Values of Eurovision Conclusion: Bridges, Diamonds and Fires  \u003ci\u003eBibliography\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039330173271,"sku":"9781350107397","price":32.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/postwar-europe-and-the-eurovision-song-contest-9781350107397","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}