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Author:

Townsend, Peter.

Title:

Jazz in American culture / Peter Townsend.

Publisher:

University Press of Mississippi,

Copyright Date:

c2000

Description:

x, 193 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Jazz--Social aspects--United States.
United States--Social life and customs--20th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-189) and index.

Contents:

The language : jazz as music -- 'A marvel of social organization' : jazz as a culture -- Rhythm is our business : the Swing Era, 1935-45 -- Telling the story : the representation of jazz -- 'An analogous dynamic in the design' : jazz as aesthetic model -- 'A tamed richness' : jazz as myth.

ISBN:

9781578063239
157806323X
9781578063246 (pbk.)
1578063248 (pbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)45816967

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

NYPE343 -- Charles City Public Library (Charles City)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)