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Soundtrack of the revolution : the politics of music in Iran / Nahid Seyed Siamdoust.
Author
Seyedsayamdost, Nahid
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Language
English
Published/Created
Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2017]
Description
353 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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Mendel Music Library - Stacks
ML3917.I7 S49 2017
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Subject(s)
Music
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Political aspects
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Iran
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History
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Iran
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Politics and government
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1979-1997
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Iran
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Politics and government
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1997-
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Series
Stanford studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic societies and cultures
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Summary note
Music was one of the first casualties of the Iranian Revolution. It was banned in 1979, but it quickly crept back into Iranian culture and politics. The state made use of music for its propaganda during the Iran-Iraq war. Over time music provided an important political space where artists and audiences could engage in social and political debate. Now, more than thirty-five years on, both the children of the revolution and their music have come of age. Soundtrack of the Revolution offers a striking account of Iranian culture, politics, and social change to provide an alternative history of the Islamic Republic.Drawing on over five years of research in Iran, including during the 2009 protests, Nahid Siamdoust introduces a full cast of characters, from musicians and audience members to state officials, and takes readers into concert halls and underground performances, as well as the state licensing and censorship offices. She closely follows the work of four musicians-a giant of Persian classical music, a government-supported pop star, a rebel rock-and-roller, and an underground rapper-each with markedly different political views and relations with the Iranian government.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-338) and index.
Contents
The politics of music
The nightingale rebels
The musical guide : Mohammad Reza Shajarian
Revolution and ruptures
Opening the floodgates to pop music : Alireza Assar
Rebirth of independent music
Purposefully fālsh : Mohsen Namjoo
Going underground
Rap-e Farsi : Hichkas
The music of politics.
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ISBN
9780804792899 ((hardcover : alkaline paper))
0804792895
9781503600324 ((paperback : alkaline paper))
1503600327
LCCN
2016020201
OCLC
948670645
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