Acting in Concert: Music, Community, and Political Action.(Review) (book review)

By Mark Mattern. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1998. 240p. $50.00 cloth, $20.00 paper.

Political scientists have long been ambivalent about including some particular cultural and social modes of action into their standard inventory of political acts. Street demonstrations, civil disobedience, and popular culture, to name a few, have been slow to capture their attention, despite wide popularity among advocates for such expressive vehicles. There are good reasons for this reluctance. Such forms are difficult to assess; their importance often remains a matter for ...

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