Made in Italy. Studies in Popular Music

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Made in Italy will serve as a comprehensive and rigorous introduction to the history, sociology and musicology of 20th century Italian popular music. The volume will consist of essays by leading scholars of Italian music and will cover the major figures, styles and social contexts of pop music in Italy. Each essay will provide adequate context so readers understand why the figure or genre under discussion is of lasting significance to Italian popular music. The book first presents a general description of the history and background of popular music, followed by essays that are organized into thematic sections