Popular cultures
Subtitle: rock music, sport, and the politics of pleasure
By: David Rowe.
Series: The Media, culture & society series; Media, culture, and society series.
Publisher: Sage Publications
Published: 1995
Place of publication: London; Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
Subjects: Rock music -- Social aspects.; Sports -- Social aspects.; Popular culture.
Description: Focusing on two major forms of popular culture - rock music and sport - this book outlines the key issues involved in the understanding of popular culture in all its different aspects. Offering a range of critical insights into the dynamics of popular cultures, this book will be essential reading for students and researchers in popular culture, sports studies, cultural studies, leisure studies, sociology, communications and related fields.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-181) and index.