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<p><i>A History of the American Musical</i> narrates the evolution of the film musical genre, discussing its influences and how it has come to be defined; the first text on this subject for over two decades, it employs the very latest concepts and research.</p> <ul> <li>The most up-to-date text on the subject, with uniquely comprehensive coverage and employing the very latest concepts and research</li> <li>Surveys centuries of music history from the music and dance of Native Americans to contemporary music performance in streaming media</li> <li>Examines the different ways the film musical genre has been defined, what gets counted as a musical, why, and who gets to make that decision</li> <li>The text is written in an accessible manner for general cinema and musical theatre buffs, whilst retaining theoretical rigour in research</li> <li>Describes the contributions made to the genre by marginalized or subordinated identity groups who have helped invent and shape the musical</li> </ul> <p> </p>