Briggs, Jonathyne - Sounds French

Sounds French examines the history of popular music in France between the arrival of rock and roll in 1958 and the collapse of the first wave of punk in 1980, and the connections between musical genres and concepts of community in French society.

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CONTENTS

Acknowledgements
About the Companion Website
Introduction: Sounds Uncertain
Chapter 1: Sounds Young: Copains and the Community of Youth
Chapter 2: Sounds Traditional: The chanson as a Site of Globalization
Chapter 3: Sounds Revolutionary: Progressive Rock and Cultural Revolutions
Chapter 4: Sounds Regional: The World in Breton Folk Music
Chapter 5: Sounds Distorted: Punque and the Limits of Globalization
Coda: Sounds French
Bibliography