{"product_id":"9780719032240","title":"Sounds and Society","description":"Author: Peter J. Martin\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780719032240\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 17 Oct 1996\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this introduction to the social analysis of music, the author argues that musical meaning must be understood as socially constructed, rather than inherent, and that the notion of a correspondance between social and musical structures is highly problematic. An alternative approach, based on the \"social action\" perspective is outlined, and the book concludes with a discussion of the social situation of music in advanced capitalist society. The text draws on studies spanning the whole spectrum of Western music - rock bands to symphony orchestras, medieval plainchant to avant-garde jazz. -- .\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47904430686366,"sku":"ING-9780719032240","price":51.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780719032240.jpg?v=1782452963","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780719032240","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}