| Description |
xxiv, 403 pages : 24 cm |
| Series |
SUNY series in the sociology of culture |
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SUNY series in the sociology of culture.
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| Contents |
1. A Recovery of the Senses: Toward a Critical-Interpretive Sociology of Russian Culture -- 2. Stories from Underground: The Origins of St. Petersburg Rock Music Counterculture -- 3. Musical Identity and Authenticity: The Local Meanings of Rock Music in St. Petersburg -- 4. At Play in the Fields of the Soviets: Individual and Collective Identity in the St. Petersburg Rock Music Community -- 5. Notes from Underground: Glasnost, Perestroika, and the St. Petersburg Rock Music Community -- 6. The Tusovka Is Over: The Acceleration of Capitalism and the St. Petersburg Rock Music Counterculture -- 7. Conclusion: Capitalism, Cultural Freedom, and Democracy in Post-Soviet Russia -- Appendix 1: Researching Russian Counterculture: Some Reflections on Method -- Appendix 2: The Structure and the Intonation of Rock Songs and Songs by VIAs |
| Summary |
"Notes From Underground offers the first Western sociological study of rock music and counterculture in Russian society. Based on participant observation, in-depth interviews, and life-history analysis, the author provides a detailed ethnographic examination of the origins and local meanings of rock music and the countercultural way of life of rock musicians in St. Petersburg during the socialist period of Russian history."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-389) and index |
| Subject |
Music -- Social aspects.
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Rock music -- Russia (Federation) -- History and criticism.
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Rock music -- Russia -- History and criticism.
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Subculture -- Russia (Federation)
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| LC no. |
95001541 |
| ISBN |
0791425436 |
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0791425444 (paperback) |
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