{"product_id":"9781509542406","title":"Music: Why It Matters (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\n\n\u003cp\u003e Nicholas 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\n\n\u003cp\u003e Music: Why It Matters is for anyone who loves playing, listening to, or thinking about music, as well as those pursuing it as a career.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Polity Pr","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49394827722979,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0764\/3758\/6147\/files\/9781509542406-1.jpg?v=1788391306","url":"https:\/\/usa.kinokuniya.com\/products\/9781509542406","provider":"Books Kinokuniya USA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}