Ideology, social commentary and resistance in popular music: A case study of Singapore

Journal of Popular Culture

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 215-231

  Chye, Phua Siew ^a   Kong, Lily ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 0039470100     PISSN: 00223840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3840.1996.00215.x     Document Type: Article

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