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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821859203321

Autore

Haynes Jo.

Titolo

Music, difference and the residue of race / / by Jo Haynes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-136-19191-7

0-203-08448-9

1-283-84372-2

1-136-19192-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (186 p.)

Collana

Routledge research in race and ethnicity ; ; 5

Disciplina

780.89

Soggetti

Music and race

Popular music - Social aspects

World music - Social aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Music, Difference and the Residue of Race; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Durability of Race; 2 Configuring Music and Race; 3 Difference and Differentiation; 4 Difference and Hybridisation; 5 Music Affinity; 6 Conclusion: The Residue of Race; Appendix; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Race and music seem fatally entwined in a way that involves both creative ethnic hybridity and ongoing problems of racism. This book presents a sociological analysis of this enduring relationship and asks: how are ideas of race critical to the understanding of music genres and preferences? What does the 'love of difference' via music contribute to contemporary perspectives of racism? Previous studies of world music have situated it within the dynamics of local/global musical production, the representation of nations and ethnic groups, theories of globalization, hybridization and cultural ap