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Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Language	English
Book type	Paperback
Utgiven	2019-12-10
Edition	1
More editions	2016/1
Pages	256
ISBN	9780367874209
Kategori(er)	Culture ↳ music

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Made in Sweden: Studies in Popular Musicserves as a comprehensive and rigorous introduction to the history, sociology and musicology oftwentieth-century Swedish popular music. The volume consists of essays by leading scholars of Swedish popular music and covers the major figures, styles and social contexts of pop music in Swedish. Although the vast majority of the contributors are Swedish, the essays are expressly written for an international English-speaking audience. No knowledge of Swedish music or culture will be assumed. Eachessay provides adequate context so readers understand why the figure or genre under discussion is of lasting significance to Swedish popular music; each section features a brief introduction by the volume editors. The book presents a general description of the history and background of Swedish popular music, followed by essays that are organized into thematic sections: The Historical Development of the Swedish Popular-Music Mainstream; The Swedishness of Swedish Popular-Music Genres; Professionalization and Diversification; and Swedish Artist Personas.Contributors:Jonas BjälesjöAlf BjörnbergThomas BossiusPeter DahlénOlle EdströmKarin L. ErikssonRasmus FleischerSverker Hyltén-CavalliusLars LilliestamUlf LindbergMorten MichelsenSusanna NordströmMarita RhedinHenrik Smith-SivertsenAnn WernerKajsa Widegren

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