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Music as social life : the politics of participation

Thomas Turino (Author)
In 'Music as Social Life', Thomas Turino explores why it is that music and dance are so often at the centre of our most profound personal and social experiences
Print Book, English, 2008
The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2008
xviii, 258 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm + 1 audio disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
9780226816975, 9780226816982, 0226816974, 0226816982
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Music as Social Life

The Politics of Participation
By Thomas Turino

THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS

Copyright © 2008 The University of Chicago
All right reserved.

ISBN: 978-0-226-81698-2

Contents

CD Track List............................................................................ixList of Figures..........................................................................xiiiPreface..................................................................................xvAcknowledgments..........................................................................xvii1 Introduction: Why Music Matters........................................................12 Participatory and Presentational Performance...........................................233 The Recording Fields: High Fidelity and Studio Audio Art...............................664 Habits of the Self, Identity, and Culture..............................................935 Participatory, Presentational, and High Fidelity Music in Zimbabwe.....................1226 Old-Time Music and Dance: Cultural Cohorts and Cultural Formations.....................1557 Music and Political Movements..........................................................1898 For Love or Money......................................................................225Glossary.................................................................................235References...............................................................................239Annotated Discography....................................................................247Index....................................................................................251


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Accompanying compact disc includes musical selections supplementary to topics discussed in the book
Various performers on disc.