A political anthropology of music that is resolutely critical, reflective and accessible, based on a study of the world of Burkinabe rap.

An essential anthology of studies on music as it is played and lived throughout the world, from France to the United States via South Africa, which underlines Denis-Constant Martin's crucial role in the sociology of popular music. His works, which since the 1970s have questioned recorded and mediatized music by going beyond established musical categories, are striking in their contemporaneity.

A socio-political history of punk and post-punk covering four decades and three continents.

The relations between youth culture, digital practices, and media industries with the example of electro dances and Tecktonik phenomenon.

A sociological and musical study which shows how French female rapper Diam's contributed to introduce a series of social issues within the public debate.

13 British and French researchers in popular music studies highlight the differences and similarities between two contexts and two research traditions to better understand the amplified music on both sides of the Channel.

An understanding of rock culture through its networks of actors, tastes, objects, systems, activities and practices.

A sociological analysis of the production mechanisms of amplified music in France in parallel with the development of French cultural industries.

An historical and sociocultural study on metal music, and the first sociological portrait of the movement in France.

This collective work aims to demonstrate the relevance of today's popular music in contemporary political action through eight international case studies.

From an industrial revolution to another, popular music at the forefront of social change in contemporary societies.