Rationalizing Culture Ircam, Boulez, and the Institutionalization of the Musical Avant-Garde

"Shows what can be learned from an in-depth study of a very remarkable cultural institution."--Paul Rabinow, author ofInterpretive Social Science "The finest application yet made of critical theory to contemporary music. . . . It would be hard to imagine a more important book."--Richard Taruskin, author ofStravinsky and the Russian Traditions "This work, intrinsically fascinating as is the subject matter, is eminently worth consulting as a model for researchers and students of all varieties about how to produce ethnography within institutions, but on the most lively issues of culture theory."--George Marcus, coeditor ofWriting CultureBorn, Georgina is the author of 'Rationalizing Culture Ircam, Boulez, and the Institutionalization of the Musical Avant-Garde' with ISBN 9780520202160 and ISBN 0520202163.