Jazz in American culture / Burton W. Peretti.
Jazz in American culture / Burton W. Peretti.
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Publisher
Chicago, Ill. : Ivan R. Dee, c1997.
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N781.650973/3
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
199 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents
1. From Ragtime to Jazz in the 1910s -- 2. Hot and Sweet, White and Black: The Jazz Age -- 3. The Great Depression, the "Common Man," and the Swing Era -- 4. Jazz Goes to War -- 5. Cool Jazz, Hard Bop, Affluence, and Anxiety -- 6. "We Insist": Jazz Inside and Outside the 1960s -- 7. Fusion and Fragm...
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Publisher
Chicago, Ill. : Ivan R. Dee, c1997.
Place of Publication
Illinois
Date Published
c1997.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"As Americans sought reassurance and self-esteem during the Great Depression, jazz reached new levels of sophistication in the Swing Era. World War II encouraged rapid changes in popular tastes, and in the postwar decades jazz became both a voice of a globally dominant America and an avant-garde music reflecting social and political turmoil."--BOOK...
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Full title
Jazz in American culture / Burton W. Peretti.
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Author / Creator
Notes
General note
The American ways series.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-189) and index.
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Date Copyright
c1997.
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Call Numbers
N781.650973/3
Record Identifier
74VvDBLE0yJd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvDBLE0yJd
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ISBN
1566631432 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781566631426 (cloth : alk. paper)
1566631424 (cloth : alk. paper)
9781566631433 (pbk. : alk. paper)
DDC
781.650973
MMS ID
991005083579702626
