Contesting culture: A case study of commodification in Cuban music

GeoJournal

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 191-200

  Finn, John ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Commodification; Cuba; Cultural industry; Globalization; Music; Music geography

Indexed keywords

COMMODIFICATION; CUBA; CULTURAL INDUSTRY; GLOBALIZATION; MUSIC; MUSIC GEOGRAPHY;

INTERNATIONAL TRADE;

COMMERCIALIZATION; CULTURAL ECONOMY; CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY; CULTURAL TRADITION; FINANCIAL CRISIS; GLOBALIZATION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MUSIC;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CUBA; GREATER ANTILLES;

EID: 67349213558     PISSN: 03432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10708-008-9220-2     Document Type: Article

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