The Revolution Will Not Be Televised: Protest Music after Fukushima

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, by Princeton University Professor Noriko Manabe, is a detailed study of protest music in Japan's antinuclear movement. Manabe's goal is not to explain the growth of these songs in the movement, but rather to use the Japanese case to examine how protest music is performed and how different performance venues – music festivals, protest marches, and cyberspace – can affect how music is interpreted. Thus, Revolution should be read by those interested in a deep analysis of protest music on its own terms, rather than those interested in the antinuclear movement in general.