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Reverberations of dissent : identity and expression in Iran's illegal music scene / Bronwen Robertson.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML3534.6.I72 R63 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Robertson, Bronwen.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rock music--Iran--History and criticism.
- Rock music.
- Music--Political aspects--Iran.
- Music.
- Music--Political aspects.
- Iran.
- Physical Description:
- xxi, 162 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Continuum, [2012]
- Summary:
- By and large, finds Robertson (music, U. of Melbourne), Iran's unofficial rock musicians are young men aged 17-30 from middle to upper-class families in the affluent northern suburbs who are competent technicians and highly educated. The socio-economic status is necessary, she says, because there is no money to be made, and equipment and training are expensive. Her year of observation and participation is distilled into discussions of such topics as a political overview from king to clergy, music in Iran from pop to pariah, music and Islam, case studies of selected participants from TehrenAvenue's online music festival, inventing inventive identities, and the 2009 presidential elections and potential futures for unofficial rock music in Iran. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [151]-157) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781441146496
- 1441146490
- 9781441123251
- 1441123253
- OCLC:
- 757481226
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