Made in Taiwan

Download or read book Made in Taiwan written by Eva Tsai and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-11-14 with total page 499 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Made in Taiwan: Studies in Popular Music serves as a comprehensive introduction to the history, sociology, and musicology of contemporary Taiwanese popular music. Each essay, written by a leading scholar of Taiwanese music, covers the major figures, styles, and social contexts of pop music in Taiwan and provides adequate context so readers understand why the figure or genre under discussion is of lasting significance. The book first presents a general description of the history and background of popular music in Taiwan, followed by essays organized into thematic sections: Trajectories, Identities, Issues, and Interactions.