Rocking in the Free World
Popular Music and the Politics of Freedom in Postwar America
Inbunden, Engelska, 2023
Av Nicholas Tochka, University of Melbourne) Tochka, Nicholas (Associate Professor, Associate Professor
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2023-08-31
- Mått236 x 165 x 24 mm
- Vikt490 g
- FormatInbunden
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor248
- FörlagOUP USA
- ISBN9780197566510
- UtmärkelserCertificate of Merit, Best Historical Research in Recorded Classical Music