The Oxford Handbook of Popular Music in the Nordic Countries

2017 Music

Author : Fabian Holt
Release : 2017
Genre : Music
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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Popular Music in the Nordic Countries written by Fabian Holt. This book was released on 2017. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular music plays a significant role in the evolving global dynamics of the Nordic countries and the fascination with the region's natural environments. As the first of its kind, The Oxford Handbook of Popular Music in the Nordic Countries offers a series of exemplary studies of music in these transnational dynamics by the world's foremost experts in the field.

The Oxford Handbook of Popular Music in the Nordic Countries

2017-07-03 Music

Author : Fabian Holt
Release : 2017-07-03
Genre : Music
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 959/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Oxford Handbook of Popular Music in the Nordic Countries by : Fabian Holt

Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Popular Music in the Nordic Countries written by Fabian Holt. This book was released on 2017-07-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular music has come to play a significant role in the political and cultural history of the Nordic countries. Research on the region's culture has largely followed national narratives created by political and economic institutions, even as cultural life in the region--which spans a large area of northern Europe and the North Atlantic--displays more complex geographies and evolving global dynamics. As the first of its kind, The Oxford Handbook of Popular Music in the Nordic Countries offers a series of exemplary studies of music in these transnational dynamics in the specific context of the region's cultures and natural environments, written by the foremost experts in the field. Chapters highlight and challenge music's place in exotic images of the North and in transnational environmentalism, tourism, racism, and media industries. The Handbook illustrates how transnational dynamics evolve and shape musical life and the institutional spheres of policy, education, and research.

The Nature of Nordic Music

2019-09-19 Music

Author : Tim Howell
Release : 2019-09-19
Genre : Music
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Download or read book The Nature of Nordic Music written by Tim Howell. This book was released on 2019-09-19. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Nature of Nordic Music explores two distinctive yet complementary understandings of the term ‘nature’: the inherent features, characters and qualities of contemporary Nordic music, and how the elemental forces of nature, the phenomena of the physical world (landscape, climate, environment), inspire and condition creativity here. Within a broader debate about the meaning of ‘Nordicness’, 12 case studies challenge our assumptions about a ‘Nordic tone’ to reveal a creative energy that is diverse and cosmopolitan in outlook. Each of the three parts of the book – ‘Identities’, ‘Images’ and ‘Environments’ – accommodates an eclectic array of musical genres (classical, popular, jazz, folk, electronic). This book will appeal to anyone interested in Nordic music and culture, especially students and researchers.

The Oxford Handbook of Local and Regional Democracy in Europe

2012-11-08 Political Science

Author : John Loughlin
Release : 2012-11-08
Genre : Political Science
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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Local and Regional Democracy in Europe written by John Loughlin. This book was released on 2012-11-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oxford Handbook of Local and Regional Democracy in Europe analyses the state of play of democracy at the subnational level in the 27 member states of the EU plus Norway and Switzerland. It places subnational democracy in the context of the distinctive Anglo, the French, the German and Scandinavian state traditions in Europe asking to what extent these are still relevant today. The Handbook adapts Lijphart's theory of democracy and applies it to the subnational levels in all the country chapters. A key theoretical issue is whether subnational (regional and local) democracy is derived from national democracy or whether it is legitimate in its own right. Besides these theoretical concerns it focuses on the practice of democracy: the roles of political parties and interest groups and also how subnational political institutions relate to the ordinary citizen. This can take the form of local referendums or other mechanisms of participation. The Handbook reveals a wide variety of practices across Europe in this regard. Local financial systems also reveal a great variety. Finally, each chapter examines the challenges facing subnational democracy but also the opportunities available to them to enhance their democratic systems. Among the challenges identified are: Europeanization, globalization, but also citizens disaffection and switch-off from politics. Some countries have confronted these challenges more successfully than others but all countries face them. An important aspect of the Handbook is the inclusion of all the countries of East and Central Europe plus Cyprus and Malta, who joined the EU in 2004 and 2007. This is the first time they have been examined alongside the countries of Western Europe from the angle of subnational democracy.

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