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Swing Changes Big Band Jazz in New Deal America
by [Stowe, David W.]
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Bands were playing, people were dancing, the music business was booming. It was the big-band era, and swing was giving a new shape and sound to American culture. Swing Changes looks at New Deal America through its music and shows us how the contradictions and tensions within swing--over race, politics, its own cultural status, the role of women--mirrored those played out in the larger society. Drawing on memoirs, oral histories, newspapers, magazines, recordings, photographs, literature, and films, Swing Changes offers a vibrant picture of American society at a pivotal time, and a new perspective on music as a cultural force.
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- Harvard University Press Brand
- Oct 1, 1996 Pub Date:
- 9780674858268 ISBN-13:
- 0674858263 ISBN-10:
- 299.0 pages Paperback
- English Language
- 9.25 in * 0.84 in * 6.12 in Dimensions:
- 1 lb Weight:
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