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Author:   David Russell ,  Peter Martin ,  Bethan Hirst
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
Imprint:   Manchester University Press
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.463kg
ISBN:  

9780719052613

ISBN 10:   0719052610
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   13 November 1997
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Adult education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Foreword Preface to the second edition Introduction: music and society Part 1 Control: music and the battle for the working-class mind Music and morals, 1840-1880 Music and morals, 1880-1914 Part 2 Capitalism: entrepreneurs and popular music The popular music insustry The Music hall and its music Social and political comment in music-hall song Patriotism, jingoism and imperialism Part 3 Community: the music of 'the people' The emergence of a popular tradition Brass bands Choral societies Music and social change Conclusions Appendix: Working-class composers Select bibliography Index -- .

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. . . the best general examination of popular music in Victorian England to date. It is written with rigor and panache and no small measure of affection. -- Popular Music

. . . the best general examination of popular music in Victorian England to date. It is written with rigor and panache and no small measure of affection. -- Popular Music <br>

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Dave Russell is Reader in the History of Popular Culture at the University of Central Lancashire -- .

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