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Book Title: Playing To The Crowd: Musicians, Audiences, And The Intimate...
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.8in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Nancy K. Baym
Publication Name: Playing to the Crowd : Musicians, Audiences, and the Intimate Work of Connection
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New York University Press
Publication Year: 2018
Series: Postmillennial Pop Ser.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 14.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 280 Pages
