| Title |
Jazz in American culture / Peter Townsend. |
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| Publication Info. |
Jackson, Miss. : University Press of Mississippi, 2000. |
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| Description |
x, 193 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-189) and index. |
| Contents |
The language: jazz as music -- 'A marvel of social organization': jazz as a culture -- Rhythm is our business: the swing era 1935-45 -- Telling the story: the representation of jazz -- 'An Analogous Dynamic in the Design': jazz as aesthetic model -- 'A tamed richness': jazz as myth. |
| Subject |
Jazz -- Social aspects -- United States.
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United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
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| ISBN |
157806323X hardback |
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9781578063239 hardback |
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1578063248 paperback |
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9781578063246 paperback |
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