Popular music and youth culture: music, identity and place

Abstract

PART 1 THEORIES OF YOUTH CULTURE AND POPULAR MUSIC.- The Sociology of Youth Culture.- Youth Culture and Popular Music.- The Significance of Locality.- PART 2: LOCAL REPRESENTATIONS: CASE STUDIES.- Dance Music, Local Identity and Urban Space.- Bhangra and Asian Music: The Role of Local Knowledge.- Hip Hop am Main, Rappin' on the Tyne: Hip Hop Culture as a Local Construct in Two European Cities.- The Benwell Floyd: Local Live Music, Sociality and the Politics of Musical Taste.- Conclusion: Youth, Music, Locality and Identity.- Bibliography.- Index.