Rowe, David,  1954- <br/><br/>
Popular cultures :  rock music, sport, and the politics of pleasure / 
David Rowe. 
 - 184 pages ;  25 cm. 
 - Media, culture, and society series .
 - Media, culture, and society series. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-181) and index. 
<br/><br/> Acknowledgements --  Introduction: Analysing the Popular --  Rock Industry: Song and Business Cycles --  Rock Ideology and Sound Politics --  Rock Culture: Getting Away with It --  The Sports Industry: Playing for Pay --  Ideologies in Competition --  Physical Culture and Armchair Exercise --  References --  Index.  1.  2.  3.  4.  5.  6.  7. 
<br/><br/> Focusing on two major forms of popular culture - rock music and sport - this book outlines the key issues involved in the understanding of popular culture in all its different aspects. Offering a range of critical insights into the dynamics of popular cultures, this book will be essential reading for students and researchers in popular culture, sports studies, cultural studies, leisure studies, sociology, communications and related fields. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>080397700X 9780803977006 0803977018 9780803977013 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>95074572 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Rock music--Social aspects<br/>Sports--Social aspects<br/>Popular culture<br/>Leisure--Social aspects
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>ML3534  / .R714 1995 HM101  / .R66 1995 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>790.1