Luk Thung: The Culture and Politics of Thailand’s Most Popular Music Practices of the Self Originating in northern China but

Originating in northern China but found today in southwestern China

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has successfully transformed itself into a rival modern nation-state over the last two centuries

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Luk Thung: The Culture and Politics of Thailand’s Most Popular Music Practices of the Self Originating in northern China butSince the 1960s, the hybrid popular music called luk thung has embodied the aspirations, frustrations, and sorrows of Thailands working class. Global scholarship, however, has been slow in pulling back the curtain on this seminal genre. In this pioneering book, ethnomusicologist James Mitchell traces the history of luk thung, lays out its musical influences and characteristics, and gives an inside view into the world of luk thung through ethnographic