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"I hear America singing" : folk music and national identity /

Folk music is more than an idealized reminder of a simper past. It reveals a great deal about present-day understandings of community and belonging. It celebrates the shared traditions that define a group or nation. In America, folk music--from African American spirituals to English ballads and prot...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Donaldson, Rachel Clare
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Folk music is more than an idealized reminder of a simper past. It reveals a great deal about present-day understandings of community and belonging. It celebrates the shared traditions that define a group or nation. In America, folk music--from African American spirituals to English ballads and protest songs--renders the imagined community more tangible and comprises a critical component of our diverse national heritage. In ""I Hear America Singing, "" Rachel Donaldson traces the vibrant history of the twentieth-century folk music revival from its origins in the 1930s through its end in the lat.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (239 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781439910801
1439910804