Don't Stop Thinking About the Music - The Politics of Songs and Musicians in Presidential Campaigns

Informationen zum Autor By Benjamin S. Schoening and Eric T. Kasper Klappentext The book discusses the use of music in presidential campaigns and the factors that have caused changes to occur (1) within the music used by campaigns and(2) music developed independent of those campaigns. The work explores American political development with respect to presidential campaigns, music, and politics, thus making it a great supplement for political science and music courses alike. Zusammenfassung The book discusses the use of music in presidential campaigns and the factors that have caused changes to occur (1) within the music used by campaigns and(2) music developed independent of those campaigns. The work explores American political development with respect to presidential campaigns! music! and politics! thus making it a great supplement for political science and music courses alike. Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroduction: Why Music Matters Part One: The Traditional Era of Campaign MusicChapter 1: The Early Use of "Campaign" Music (1789-1840)Chapter 2: Campaign Music Post Tippecanoe (1844-1916)Part Two: The Mass Media EraChapter 3: Women's Suffrage&"Wireless" Technology (1920-1948)Chapter 4: Good Night, And Good Luck (1952-1968)Chapter 5: Campaign Music Transitions to the Pop Era (1972-1984)Part Three: The Popular Music Era and BeyondChapter 6: The "Canned" CampaignSong (1988-2004)Chapter 7: Facebook, YouTube, & MySpace, Oh My! (2008 and Beyond)Chapter 8: Campaign Music of the Past, Present, and FutureBibliographyIndexAbout the Authors

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• Authors: Eric T Kasper, Eric T. Kasper, Kasper Eric T., Benjamin S Schoening, Benjamin S. Schoening, Benjamin S./ Kasper Schoening
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.12.2011
• EAN: 9780739165478
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-6547-8
• No. of pages: 318
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / General, United States of America, USA, Popular Music, Elections & referenda, Elections and referenda / suffrage, Brass band, military music & marches