Format:
Online-Ressource (149 p)
ISBN:
9780415716338
Series Statement:
Routledge Research in Race and Ethnicity
Content:
The exciting diasporic sounds of the London Asian urban music scene are a cross-section of the various genres of urban music that include bhangra ""remix,"" R&B and hip hop styles, as well as dubstep and other ""urban"" sample-oriented electronic music. This book brings together a unique analysis of urban underground music cultures in exploring just how members of this ""scene"" take up space in ""upper-diverse"" London. It provides a fresh perspective on the creativity of British South Asian youth culture, and makes a significant sociological intervention into this area by bringing the focus
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Don't Talk, Just Dance: Fieldwork in the Club and Elsewhere; 3 How 'Desi' Is 'Desi'?: The Making of London's 'Desi' Diasporic Identities; 4 'Brown Boys Doing It Like This'? The Neoliberal Politics of the Asian Scene; 5 Bombay Bronx: Space, Capital, and Cultural Production and the Asian Urban Scene; 6 "No Caps, No All-Male Groups!": The Regulation of Asians in London Clubs; Conclusion: The Threat of the 'Other'; Index
Additional Edition:
9781134757565
Additional Edition:
Print version Making Diaspora in a Global City : South Asian Youth Cultures in London
Language:
English
Keywords:
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