Made in France: Studies in Popular Music serves as a comprehensive introduction to the history, sociology, and musicology of contemporary French popular music. The volume consists of essays by scholars of French popular music, and covers the major figures, styles, and social contexts of pop music in France. The book first presents a general description of the history and background of popular music in France, followed by essays that are organized into thematic sections: The Mutations of French Popular Music During the "Trente Glorieuses"; Politicising Popular Music; Assimilation, Appropriation, French Specificity; and From Digital Stakes to Cultural Heritage: French Contemporary Topics. Contributors: Christian Bethune Juliette Dalbavie Gerome Guibert Fabien Hein Olivier Julien Marc Kaiser Barbara Lebrun David Looseley Stephanie Molinero Anne Petiau Cecile Prevost-Thomas Vincent Rouze Catherine Rudent Matthieu Saladin Jedediah Sklower Raphael Suire Florence Tamagne

Made in France: Studies in Popular Music serves as a comprehensive introduction to the history, sociology, and musicology of contemporary French popular music. The volume consists of essays by scholars of French popular music, and covers the major figures, styles, and social contexts of pop music in France. The book first presents a general description of the history and background of popular music in France, followed by essays that are organized into thematic sections: The Mutations of French Popular Music During the "Trente Glorieuses"; Politicising Popular Music; Assimilation, Appropriation, French Specificity; and From Digital Stakes to Cultural Heritage: French Contemporary Topics. Contributors: Christian Bethune Juliette Dalbavie Gerome Guibert Fabien Hein Olivier Julien Marc Kaiser Barbara Lebrun David Looseley Stephanie Molinero Anne Petiau Cecile Prevost-Thomas Vincent Rouze Catherine Rudent Matthieu Saladin Jedediah Sklower Raphael Suire Florence Tamagne