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Introduction

Document Type

Book Chapter

Abstract

This essay introduces readers to basic principles of the Eurovision Song Contest, arguing that the competition offers a vision of Europe as “democratic, capitalist, peace-loving, multicultural, sexually liberated and technologically advanced.”

Publication Title

A Song for Europe: Popular Music and Politics in the Eurovision Song Contest

Publication Date

2007

First Page

xvii

Last Page

xxi

ISBN

9780754658795

DOI

10.4324/9781315097732

Keywords

music, pop music, popular music, Eurovision Song Contest, Le Grand-Prix Eurovision de la Chanson Européenne, Europe

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