Dance of Life : : Popular Music and Politics in Southeast Asia / / Craig Lockard.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Archive (pre 2000) eBook Package
• VerfasserIn: Lockard, Craig,
• Place / Publishing House: Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [1998]; ©1998
• Year of Publication: 1998
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (416 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Introduction --; 1. Popular Culture and Music in the Modern World --; 2. Indonesia: Many Fields, Many Songs --; 3. Philippines: Pinoy, Protest, and People Power --; 4. Thailand: Songs for Life, Songs for Struggle --; 5. Malaysia and Singapore: Pluralism and Popular Music --; 6. Conclusions --; NOTES --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780824862114; 9783110649680; 9783110564150
• DOI: 10.1515/9780824862114
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Craig Lockard.

The rock era is over, according to one pop music expert. Another laments that rock music is "metamorphosed into the musical wallpaper of ten thousand lifts, hotel foyers, shopping centers, airport lounges, and television advertisements that await us in the 1990s." Whatever its current role and significance in Anglo-American society, popular music has been and remains a tremendous social and cultural force in many parts of the world. This book explores the connections between popular music genres and politics in Southeast Asia, with particular emphasis on Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore.