Written against the academically dominant but simplistic romanticization of popular music as a positive force, this book focuses on the 'dark side' of the subje

It seems self-evident that music plays more than just an aesthetic role in contemporary society. In addition, music's social, political, emancipatory, and econo

Popular music has long understood that human rights, if attainable at all, involve a struggle without end. The right to imagine an individual will, the right to

Popular music has long understood that human rights, if attainable at all, involve a struggle without end. The right to imagine an individual will, the right to

Popular music has long understood that human rights, if attainable at all, involve a struggle without end. The right to imagine an individual will, the right to