Depression Folk

Grassroots Music and Left-Wing Politics in 1930s America

Ronald D. Cohen (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

216 Seiten

2016
The University of North Carolina Press (Verlag)
978-1-4696-3046-5 (ISBN)

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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 the Conservativemovement in American politics—with American folk and vernacular musiccentered throughout. Detailing the influence and achievements of such notablemusicians as Pete Seeger, Big Bill Broonzy, and Woody Guthrie, Cohenexplores the intersections of politics, economics, and race, using the rootsof American folk music to explore one of the United States’ most troubledtimes. Becoming entangled with the ascending American left wing, folkmusic became synonymous with protest and sharing the troubles of real peoplethrough song.

Ronald D. Cohen is emeritus professor of history at Indiana University Northwest, USA.

Erscheinungsdatum	28.09.2016
Verlagsort	Chapel Hill
Sprache	englisch
Maße	139 x 215 mm
Gewicht	400 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
	Wirtschaft
ISBN-10	1-4696-3046-X / 146963046X
ISBN-13	978-1-4696-3046-5 / 9781469630465
Zustand	Neuware