{"product_id":"music-nicholas-cook-9781509542406","title":"Music: Why It Matters","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs countries went into lockdown in 2020, people turned to music for comfort and solidarity. Neighbours sang to each other from their balconies; people participated in online music sessions that created an experience of socially distanced togetherness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNicholas Cook argues that the value of music goes far beyond simple enjoyment. Music can enhance well-being, interpersonal relationships, cultural tolerance, and civil cohesion. At the same time, music can be a tool of persuasion or ideology. Thinking about music helps bring into focus the values that are mobilised in today's culture wars. Making music together builds relationships of interdependence and trust: rather than escapism, it offers a blueprint for a community of mutual obligation and interdependence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMusic: Why It Matters\u003c\/i\u003e is for anyone who loves playing, listening to, or thinking about music, as well as those pursuing it as a career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicholas Cook\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 150954240X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781509542406\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Polity Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/24\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 4.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Nicholas Cook","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44169802055935,"sku":"9781509542406","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ed21d203-e659-4394-94d1-84392956cc73.jpg?v=1689655002","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/music-nicholas-cook-9781509542406","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}