Pop Idols and Pirates : Mechanisms of Consumption and the Global Circulation of Popular Music (Hardcover)

IntroductionIndustrial-Strength Strawmen; Part I All of the In-between; Chapter 1 The Acts and Spaces of Consumption; Chapter 2 The Medium and Materials of Popular Music; Part II Bridging the Distance between Production and Consumption; Chapter 3 Power and Property: CDs, MP3s, and SoundScan; Chapter 4 Mediating and Manufacturing the Investment in Desire; Part III The Spectacle as Consumption Environment; Chapter 5 Constructing the “Idol” Empire; Chapter 6 Building the Authentic Celebrity: The Structure of a Spectacle; Chapter 7 Becoming Who You Are: The Content of a Spectacle; conclusion Conclusion Why “Idol”?;