Dance of life : popular music and politics in Southeast Asia / Craig A. Lockard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lockard, Craig A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Popular music--Southeast Asia--History and criticism.

Popular music.

Music and state--Southeast Asia.

Music and state.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (412 p.)

Place of Publication:

Honolulu, HI : University of Hawaii Press, c1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The rock era is over, according to one pop music expert. Another laments that rock music is "metamorphosed into the musical wallpaper of ten thousand lifts, hotel foyers, shopping centers, airport lounges, and television advertisements that await us in the 1990s." Whatever its current role and significance in Anglo-American society, popular music has been and remains a tremendous social and cultural force in many parts of the world. This book explores the connections between popular music genres and politics in Southeast Asia, with particular emphasis on Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction

1. Popular Culture and Music in the Modern World

2. Indonesia: Many Fields, Many Songs

3. Philippines: Pinoy, Protest, and People Power

4. Thailand: Songs for Life, Songs for Struggle

5. Malaysia and Singapore: Pluralism and Popular Music

6. Conclusions

NOTES

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Aug 2019)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-374) and index.

ISBN:

9780824862114

0824862112

9780585277042

0585277044

OCLC:

45729230