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Depression Folk: Grassroots Music and Left-Wing Politics in 1930s America
Ronald D. Cohen
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Description for Depression Folk: Grassroots Music and Left-Wing Politics in 1930s America
paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; AVGH; JFCA; JPF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 143 x 221 x 17. Weight in Grams: 288.
While music lovers and music historians alike understand that folkmusic played an increasingly pivotal role in American labor and politicsduring the economic and social tumult of the Great Depression, how did thisrelationship come to be? Ronald D. Cohen sheds new light on the complexcultural history of folk music in America, detailing the musicians, governmentagencies, and record companies that had a lasting impact during the1930s and beyond. Covering myriad musical styles and performers, Cohennarrates a singular history that begins in nineteenth-century labor politicsand popular music culture, following the rise of unions and Communismto the subsequent Red Scare and increasing power of ... Read more
While music lovers and music historians alike understand that folkmusic played an increasingly pivotal role in American labor and politicsduring the economic and social tumult of the Great Depression, how did thisrelationship come to be? Ronald D. Cohen sheds new light on the complexcultural history of folk music in America, detailing the musicians, governmentagencies, and record companies that had a lasting impact during the1930s and beyond. Covering myriad musical styles and performers, Cohennarrates a singular history that begins in nineteenth-century labor politicsand popular music culture, following the rise of unions and Communismto the subsequent Red Scare and increasing power of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9781469628813
SKU
V9781469628813
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About Ronald D. Cohen
Ronald D. Cohen is emeritus professor of history at Indiana University Northwest, USA.
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