1st Edition

Decline, Renewal and the City in Popular Music Culture: Beyond the Beatles

By Sara Cohen Copyright 2007
262 Pages
by Routledge

262 Pages
by Routledge

262 Pages
by Routledge

How is popular music culture connected with the life, image, and identity of a city? How, for example, did the Beatles emerge in Liverpool, how did they come to be categorized as part of Liverpool culture and identity and used to develop and promote the city, and how have connections between the Beatles and Liverpool been forged and contested? This book explores the relationship between popular... Read more
How is popular music culture connected with the life, image, and identity of a city? How, for example, did the Beatles emerge in Liverpool, how did they come to be categorized as part of Liverpool culture and identity and used to develop and promote the city, and how have connections between the Beatles and Liverpool been forged and contested? This book explores the relationship between popular music and the city using Liverpool as a case study.

Biography

Sara Cohen