Too much too young : popular music, age and gender /
"Too Much Too Young explores the relationship between popular music, age and gender, examining the role of youth and youthfulness through a series of themed case studies. Sheila Whiteley begins by investigating the exploitation of young artists such as Brenda Lee and Michael Jackson, offering a...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2005
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | "Too Much Too Young explores the relationship between popular music, age and gender, examining the role of youth and youthfulness through a series of themed case studies. Sheila Whiteley begins by investigating the exploitation of young artists such as Brenda Lee and Michael Jackson, offering a psychoanalytic reading of the relationship between child star and oppressive manager, and looks at the current glut of boy- and girl-bands and solo performers in the mould of Britney Spears, to examine the continuing fatal fascination of stardom for adolescents."--Jacket |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 243 pages) : music |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-216) and index. Includes discography. |
| ISBN: | 9781136502293 1136502297 9781315016283 1315016281 0415310288 9780415310284 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
