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Reverberations of Dissent
Identity and Expression in Iran’s Illegal Music Scene
Bronwen Robertson
• First book to explore Iranian
Contemporary music
• Based on unique first-hand fieldwork
carried out by the author in 2008/9
• Will have companion website with sound
clips, video and additional photographs
Beneath the ever-changing and unstable
political climate of Iran lies a rich youth
culture centred around rock music. This
illuminating work demonstrates that rock music, a global genre,
gains significance as it is performed in a local context, disrupting
pre-conceived notions of what it means to be ‘Iranian.’
BRONWEN ROBERTSON received her PhD in Ethnomusicology from the
University of Melbourne, Australia. She has lectured at City University,
London, UK and at the University of Surrey, UK.
UK June 2012 US April 2012
240 Pages 153 x 228 mm 6 x 9 inches
HB 9781441146496 - £60.00 / $110.00
PB 9781441123251 - £18.99 / $32.95
Continuum
Senses of Vibration
A History of the Pleasure and Pain of Sound
Shelley Trower
• Groundbreaking scholarship on the
scientific/technological end of Sound
Studies
• A brilliantly written history of the
phenomenon of vibration, and its
influence on developments in the arts
• Fits perfectly with the current academic
trend of studying the senses
This is the first book to take the theme of
vibration as central, offering an interdisciplinary history of the
phenomenon and its reverberations in the cultural imaginary.
Senses of Vibration is a work of scholarship that cuts through
a range of disciplines and will reverberate for many years to
come.
SHELLEy TROWER is Lecturer in the English Department at the University
of Hull, UK.
UK April 2012 US February 2012
256 Pages 153 x 228 mm 6 x 9 inches
HB 9781441161970 - £45.00 / $80.00
PB 9781441148636 - £14.99 / $24.95
Continuum
FILM, MEDIA STUDIES AND MUSIC
The Death and Life of the Music
Industry in the Digital Age
Jim Rogers
• A new and controversial take on a hot subject
• Likely to be widely reviewed by journalists with an interest in
the music industry
• Draws on interviews with 42 key industry figures
This book challenges the conventional wisdom that the internet
is ‘killing’ the music industry.
JIM ROGERS is a Postdoctoral Researcher and Lecturer at Dublin City
University, Ireland.
UK July 2012 US September 2012
192 Pages 156 x 234 mm 6.125 x 9.25 inches
HB 9781780931609 - £50.00 / $90.00
Bloomsbury Academic
Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular
Music of the World, Volume 8
Genres: North America
Edited by John Shepherd and
David Horn
• Well over 100 essays on American
musical genres and styles
• Each essay includes its own bibliography
and discography
• Impressive line-up of contributors
includes many of the world’s top music
scholars
This volume, on the music of North America, features over 100
in-depth essays on genres ranging from Adult Contemporary to
Alternative Rock, from Barbershop to Bebop, and from Disco to
Emo. All entries conclude with a bibliography, discographical
references and discography, with additional information on sheet
music listings and visual recordings. Written and edited by a
team of distinguished popular music scholars and professionals,
this is an exceptional resource for anybody studying or
researching the history and development of popular music.
JOHN SHEPHERD is Chancellor’s Professor of Music and Sociology, and
Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research at Carleton University,
Canada. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
DAVID HORN was a founding editor of the journal Popular Music, and a
founding member of IASPM (The International Association for the Study of
Popular Music).
UK January 2012 US March 2012
800 Pages 169 x 244 mm 6.625 x 9.625 inches
HB 9781441160782 - £150.00 / $250.00
Continuum
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