Swingin' the Dream - Big Band Jazz and the Rebirth of American Culture

Summary

Long before organized baseball or the armed forces experienced racial integration, the big band jazz and swing culture of the depression years was breaking down barriers. This book explores the fan culture and how the music served as a bridge between white American identity and a national culture.

Product details

• Authors: Lewis A. Erenberg, Erenberg Lewis A.
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.05.1998
• EAN: 9780226215167
• ISBN: 978-0-226-21516-7
• No. of pages: 344
• Dimensions: 17 mm x 24 mm x 3 mm
• Weight: 737 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Jazz, USA, Blues, Ethnic Studies, Cultural Studies, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Jazz, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Blues, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, Popular Music, Black & Asian Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General