Contracts, Patronage and Mediation: The Articulation of Global and Local in the South African Recording Industry

by Tuulikki Pietilä

This book studies the long-term developments in the South African recording industry and adds to the existing literature an understanding of the prevalence of informal negotiations over rights, rewards and power in the recording industry. It argues that patronage features often infiltrate the contractual relationships in the industry.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137562315
• ISBN13: 9781137562319
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 239 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"