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Karaoke : The Global Phenomenon, Paperback by Xun, Zhou; Tarocco, Francesca, ...
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- ISBN
- 9781861893000
- Book Title
- Karaoke : the Global Phenomenon
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books, The Limited
- Item Length
- 7.7 in
- Publication Year
- 2007
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.7 in
- Genre
- Music, Social Science
- Topic
- General, Popular Culture
- Item Weight
- 16 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.9 in
- Number of Pages
- 207 Pages
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In recent years the world has been witnessing a massive worldwide Karaoke explosion. In Karaoke , Zhou and Tarocco address the complexity of this social craze,exploring its emergence in post-war Japan, its development and spread across the world to become a global phenomenon of modern times.
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Publisher
Reaktion Books, The Limited
ISBN-10
1861893000
ISBN-13
9781861893000
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Book Title
Karaoke : the Global Phenomenon
Number of Pages
207 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2007
Topic
General, Popular Culture
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Music, Social Science
Format
Trade Paperback
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Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Item Length
7.7 in
Item Width
5.9 in
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In their serious but not ponderous study of a worldwide phenomenon, Xun and Tarocco indicate that karaoke can mean different things to different people and within different cultures. It also serves different purposes: to encourage egalitarianism (before karaoke, after all, few people sang in public), to learn foreign languages and improve literacy, for propaganda, and for self-expression. They devote a chapter to karaoke's origins--the common belief is that it originated in Japan, though Filipino inventor Roberto del Rosario holds the sole patent for the karaoke system, and even the Welsh have staked a claim--then look at karaoke fever in Japan and Korea, Southeast Asia, China, North America, Britain, and Europe. The concluding chapter chronicles the increasing sophistication of karaoke technology, including karaoke on the Web, karaoke video games, and karaoke on mobile phones. A cultural study that is simultaneously surprisingly erudite, entertaining, and a lot of fun., "Karaoke, just like disease or tourism, is a lens through which broader global trends can be explored. And indeed, with a robust bibliography of sociocultural studies, this book has the air of rigorous academic inquiry. But the writers are also paid-up members of fan club--in China, they tell us, while ''a few pretentious middle-class urban professionals go to Starbucks, real people go to karaoke.''"--"New Statesman""", "In their serious but not ponderous study of a worldwide phenomenon, Xun and Tarocco indicate that karaoke can mean different things to different people and within different cultures. It also serves different purposes: to encourage egalitarianism (before karaoke, after all, few people sang in public), to learn foreign languages and improve literacy, for propaganda, and for self-expression. They devote a chapter to karaoke''s origins--the common belief is that it originated in Japan, though Filipino inventor Roberto del Rosario holds the sole patent for the karaoke system, and even the Welsh have staked a claim--then look at karaoke fever in Japan and Korea, Southeast Asia, China, North America, Britain, and Europe. The concluding chapter chronicles the increasing sophistication of karaoke technology, including karaoke on the Web, karaoke video games, and karaoke on mobile phones. A cultural study that is simultaneously surprisingly erudite, entertaining, and a lot of fun."--Booklist , "We may happily follow the authors on their glossily illustrated anthropological tour of karaoke. . . . There are many affirmative moments, such as a delightfully moving picture of two portly men in towels serenading one another in a Russian sauna."--"Guardian""", The strength of Karaokeis in the diversity and breadth of its material. Xun and Tarocco offer a perceptive outline of this captivating medium, raising nearly as many questions as they answer and supplying scholars and karaoke fans with provocative fodder for further inquiry., How could a book on Karaokefail? This one comes beautifully packaged . . . It ranges far and wide, from religion to cowboys, from technology to competing invention stories . . . the volume is at all times an enjoyable read, made all the more enjoyable, I suspect, because so many of us are closet Karaokesingers . . . full of anecdotes and brimming with information . . . Excellent photographs, widely sourced, creating a package that can never bore., "We may happily follow the authors on their glossily illustrated anthropological tour of karaoke. . . . There are many affirmative moments, such as a delightfully moving picture of two portly men in towels serenading one another in a Russian sauna."-- Guardian , For a hint of mania in question, consider Karaoke. . . . The sheer extent of the craze a revelation to those of us who are K-virgins and likely to remain so, no matter how much drink is poured., "For a hint of mania in question, consider Karaoke. . . . The sheer extent of the craze is a revelation to those of us who are K-virgins and likely to remain so, no matter how much drink is poured."--Chronicle of Higher Education, "For a hint of mania in question, considerKaraoke. . . . The sheer extent of the craze a revelation to those of us who are K-virgins and likely to remain so, no matter how much drink is poured."--Chronicle of Higher Education , "We may happily follow the authors on their glossily illustrated anthropological tour of karaoke. . . . There are many affirmative moments, such as a delightfully moving picture of two portly men in towels serenading one another in a Russian sauna."--Guardian, Karaoke, just like disease or tourism, is a lens through which broader global trends can be explored. And indeed, with a robust bibliography of sociocultural studies, this book has the air of rigorous academic inquiry. But the writers are also paid-up members of fan club--in China, they tell us, while 'a few pretentious middle-class urban professionals go to Starbucks, real people go to karaoke.', In their serious but not ponderous study of a worldwide phenomenon, Xun and Tarocco indicate that karaoke can mean different things to different people and within different cultures. It also serves different purposes: to encourage egalitarianism (before karaoke, after all, few people sang in public), to learn foreign languages and improve literacy, for propaganda, and for self-expression. They devote a chapter to karaoke''s origins--the common belief is that it originated in Japan, though Filipino inventor Roberto del Rosario holds the sole patent for the karaoke system, and even the Welsh have staked a claim--then look at karaoke fever in Japan and Korea, Southeast Asia, China, North America, Britain, and Europe. The concluding chapter chronicles the increasing sophistication of karaoke technology, including karaoke on the Web, karaoke video games, and karaoke on mobile phones. A cultural study that is simultaneously surprisingly erudite, entertaining, and a lot of fun., "The strength of Karaoke is in the diversity and breadth of its material. Xun and Tarocco offer a perceptive outline of this captivating medium, raising nearly as many questions as they answer and supplying scholars and karaoke fans with provocative fodder for further inquiry." International Journal of Communication , "We may happily follow the authors on their glossily illustrated anthropological tour of karaoke. . . . There are many affirmative moments, such as a delightfully moving picture of two portly men in towels serenading one another in a Russian sauna."--Guardian , "For a hint of mania in question, consider Karaoke . . . . The sheer extent of the craze is a revelation to those of us who are K-virgins and likely to remain so, no matter how much drink is poured."-- Chronicle of Higher Education , "Karaoke, just like disease or tourism, is a lens through which broader global trends can be explored. And indeed, with a robust bibliography of sociocultural studies, this book has the air of rigorous academic inquiry. But the writers are also paid-up members of fan club--in China, they tell us, while ''a few pretentious middle-class urban professionals go to Starbucks, real people go to karaoke.''"--New Statesman, We may happily follow the authors on their glossily illustrated anthropological tour of karaoke. . . . There are many affirmative moments, such as a delightfully moving picture of two portly men in towels serenading one another in a Russian sauna., A glossily illustrated anthropological tour of karaoke in Britain, Brazil, China, Japan and points in between., "The strength of Karaoke is in the diversity and breadth of its material. Xun and Tarocco offer a perceptive outline of this captivating medium, raising nearly as many questions as they answer and supplying scholars and karaoke fans with provocative fodder for further inquiry."- International Journal of Communication , "The strength of Karaoke is in the diversity and breadth of its material. Xun and Tarocco offer a perceptive outline of this captivating medium, raising nearly as many questions as they answer and supplying scholars and karaoke fans with provocative fodder for further inquiry."- International Journal of Communication, "Karaoke, just like disease or tourism, is a lens through which broader global trends can be explored. And indeed, with a robust bibliography of sociocultural studies, this book has the air of rigorous academic inquiry. But the writers are also paid-up members of fan club--in China, they tell us, while ''a few pretentious middle-class urban professionals go to Starbucks, real people go to karaoke.''"-- New Statesman , "For a hint of mania in question, consider "Karaoke," . . . The sheer extent of the craze a revelation to those of us who are K-virgins and likely to remain so, no matter how much drink is poured.", "Karaoke, just like disease or tourism, is a lens through which broader global trends can be explored. And indeed, with a robust bibliography of sociocultural studies, this book has the air of rigorous academic inquiry. But the writers are also paid-up members of fan club--in China, they tell us, while ''a few pretentious middle-class urban professionals go to Starbucks, real people go to karaoke.''"--New Statesman , "In their serious but not ponderous study of a worldwide phenomenon, Xun and Tarocco indicate that karaoke can mean different things to different people and within different cultures. It also serves different purposes: to encourage egalitarianism (before karaoke, after all, few people sang in public), to learn foreign languages and improve literacy, for propaganda, and for self-expression. They devote a chapter to karaoke''s origins--the common belief is that it originated in Japan, though Filipino inventor Roberto del Rosario holds the sole patent for the karaoke system, and even the Welsh have staked a claim--then look at karaoke fever in Japan and Korea, Southeast Asia, China, North America, Britain, and Europe. The concluding chapter chronicles the increasing sophistication of karaoke technology, including karaoke on the Web, karaoke video games, and karaoke on mobile phones. A cultural study that is simultaneously surprisingly erudite, entertaining, and a lot of fun."-- Booklist , "In their serious but not ponderous study of a worldwide phenomenon, Xun and Tarocco indicate that karaoke can mean different things to different people and within different cultures. It also serves different purposes: to encourage egalitarianism (before karaoke, after all, few people sang in public), to learn foreign languages and improve literacy, for propaganda, and for self-expression. They devote a chapter to karaoke''s origins--the common belief is that it originated in Japan, though Filipino inventor Roberto del Rosario holds the sole patent for the karaoke system, and even the Welsh have staked a claim--then look at karaoke fever in Japan and Korea, Southeast Asia, China, North America, Britain, and Europe. The concluding chapter chronicles the increasing sophistication of karaoke technology, including karaoke on the Web, karaoke video games, and karaoke on mobile phones. A cultural study that is simultaneously surprisingly erudite, entertaining, and a lot of fun."--Booklist, For a hint of mania in question, consider Karaoke . . . . The sheer extent of the craze is a revelation to those of us who are K-virgins and likely to remain so, no matter how much drink is poured., "The strength of Karaoke is in the diversity and breadth of its material. Xun and Tarocco offer a perceptive outline of this captivating medium, raising nearly as many questions as they answer and supplying scholars and karaoke fans with provocative fodder for further inquiry."-International Journal of Communication
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Table of Content
Introduction 1. Who Invented Karaoke? 2. 'Karaoke Fever': Japan and Korea 3. Karaoke Wonderland: South-east Asia 4. The Disneyland of Karaoke Palaces: China 5. Karaoke for the Soul: Karaoke and Religion 6. 'Naked Karaoke' and the Cowboys: North America 7. The 'Karaoke' Nation: Britain 8. 'Karaoke Forever': Europe 9. Karaoke 10. Karaoke Revolution: Karaoke Technologies Epilogue: Karaoke at the Frontiers References Bibliography Acknowledgements Photo Acknowledgements Index
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2007
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