Tokyo Boogie-Woogie
Author | : Hiromu Nagahara |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 282 |
Release | : 2017-04-10 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780674971691 |
ISBN-13 | : 0674971698 |
Rating | : 4/5 (698 Downloads) |
Download or read book Tokyo Boogie-Woogie written by Hiromu Nagahara and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2017-04-10 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emerging in the 1920s, the Japanese pop scene gained a devoted following, and the soundscape of the next four decades became the audible symbol of changing times. In the first English-language history of this Japanese industry, Hiromu Nagahara connects the rise of mass entertainment with Japan’s transformation into a postwar middle-class society.