The Cambridge Companion to Pop and Rock

CONTENIDO:
Notes on contributors
Acknowledgements
Introduction and chronology of pop and rock
Part I. Context:
1. 'Plugged in': technology and popular music - Paul Théberge
2. The popular music industry - Simon Frith
3. Consumption - Will Straw
Star profiles I: Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, James Brown, Marvin Gaye
Part II. Texts, Genres, Styles:
4. Pop music - Simon Frith
5. Reconsidering rock - Keir Keightley
6. Soul into hip-hop - Russell A. Potter
7. Dance music - Will Straw
8. World music - Jocelyne Guilbault
Star profiles II: Bob Marley, David Bowie, Abba, Madonna, Nirvana, Public Enemy, Derrick May, The Spice Girls
Part III. Debates:
9. Pop, rock and interpretation - Richard Middleton
10. Popular music, gender and sexuality - Sara Cohen
11. Rock, pop and politics - John Street
12. From rice to ice: the face of race in rock and pop - Barry Shank
13. The 'local' and 'global' in popular music - Jan Fairley
References
Index.