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Race, Music, and National Identity
Images of Jazz in American Fiction, 1920-1960
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The book explores how jazz in narrative fiction served as a platform to reflect and address national anxieties during the U.S.'s transition from isolationism to a global superpower. It illustrates how jazz narratives were employed to justify this significant paradigm shift to American audiences, highlighting the cultural and political implications of this musical genre during a transformative period in history.
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Race, Music, and National Identity, Paul McCann
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- 2008
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- Title
- Race, Music, and National Identity
- Subtitle
- Images of Jazz in American Fiction, 1920-1960
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Paul McCann
- Publisher
- University Press Copublishing Division
- Released
- 2008
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 192
- ISBN13
- 9781611473636
- Category
- Music, About Literature, Film
- Description
- The book explores how jazz in narrative fiction served as a platform to reflect and address national anxieties during the U.S.'s transition from isolationism to a global superpower. It illustrates how jazz narratives were employed to justify this significant paradigm shift to American audiences, highlighting the cultural and political implications of this musical genre during a transformative period in history.