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Virtuosi abroad : Soviet music and imperial competition during the early Cold War, 1945-1958 /
In the 1940s and 1950s, Soviet musicians and ensembles were acclaimed across the globe. They toured the world, wowing critics and audiences, projecting an image of the USSR as a sophisticated promoter of cultural and artistic excellence. This book focuses on music and the Soviet Union's star mu...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Ithaca, New York :
Cornell University Press,
2015.
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| Colección: | EBL-Schweitzer
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In the 1940s and 1950s, Soviet musicians and ensembles were acclaimed across the globe. They toured the world, wowing critics and audiences, projecting an image of the USSR as a sophisticated promoter of cultural and artistic excellence. This book focuses on music and the Soviet Union's star musicians to explore the dynamics of the cultural Cold War. It views the competition in the cultural sphere as part of the ongoing U.S. and Soviet efforts to integrate the rest of the world into their respective imperial projects. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-256) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780801453120 0801453127 9781501701825 1501701827 1501701819 9781501701818 |