{"product_id":"music-a-subversive-history-9781541644373","title":"Music: A Subversive History","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A dauntingly ambitious, obsessively researched\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e) global history of music that reveals how songs have shifted societies and sparked revolutions.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHistories of music overwhelmingly suppress stories of the outsiders and rebels who created musical revolutions and instead celebrate the mainstream assimilators who borrowed innovations, diluted their impact, and disguised their sources. In \u003ci\u003eMusic: A Subversive History\u003c\/i\u003e, Ted Gioia reclaims the story of music for the riffraff, insurgents, and provocateurs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGioia tells a four-thousand-year history of music as a global source of power, change, and upheaval. He shows how outcasts, immigrants, slaves, and others at the margins of society have repeatedly served as trailblazers of musical expression, reinventing our most cherished songs from ancient times all the way to the jazz, reggae, and hip-hop sounds of the current day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMusic: A Subversive History\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for anyone interested in the meaning of music, from Sappho to the Sex Pistols to Spotify.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ted Gioia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/20\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781541644373\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTed Gioia\u003c\/b\u003e is a music historian and the author of eleven books, including \u003ci\u003eHow to Listen to Jazz\u003c\/i\u003e. His three previous books on the social history of music--\u003ci\u003eWork Songs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHealing Songs\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLove Songs--\u003c\/i\u003ehave each been honored with the ASCAP Deems Taylor\/Virgil Thomson Award. Gioia's wide-ranging activities as a critic, scholar, performer, and educator have established him as a leading global guide to music past, present, and future.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Ted Gioia \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47858817826973,"sku":"9781541644373","price":39.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_1e3bda70-333c-40b5-9047-4eb4355428e3.jpg?v=1776860967","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/music-a-subversive-history-9781541644373","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}