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Where the dark and the light folks meet : race and the mythology, politics, and business of jazz /
Where the Dark and the Light Folks Meet tackles a controversial question: Is jazz the product of an insulated African-American environment, shut off from the rest of society by strictures of segregation and discrimination, or is it more properly understood as the juncture of a wide variety of influe...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Lanham :
Scarecrow Press,
2010.
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| Colección: | Studies in jazz ;
no. 60. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Where the Dark and the Light Folks Meet tackles a controversial question: Is jazz the product of an insulated African-American environment, shut off from the rest of society by strictures of segregation and discrimination, or is it more properly understood as the juncture of a wide variety of influences under the broader umbrella of American culture? This book does not question that jazz was created and largely driven by African Americans, but rather posits that black culture has been more open to outside influences than most commentators are likely to admit. The majority of jazz writers, past. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 277 p.). |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-258) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780810869905 081086990X 9781282480339 1282480332 9786612480331 6612480335 |