| Description |
xiii, 411 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [375]-390) and index. |
| Contents |
Patriotism, xenophobia, and World War I -- The musicals of the roaring twenties -- Coping with Depression -- World War II and the Rodgers and Hammerstein years -- From isolationism to idealism in the Cold War years -- Black and Jewish musicals since the 1960s -- Issue-driven musicals of the turbulent years -- Fragmented society, fragmented musicals -- "A recycled culture," nostalgia, and spectacle -- New voices, new perspectives. |
| Subject |
Musicals -- United States -- History and criticism.
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Musical theater -- United States -- Social aspects.
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| ISBN |
1584653116 cloth alkaline paper |
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