Jazz diplomacy : promoting America in the Cold War era /
Jazz as an instrument of global diplomacy transformed superpower relations in the Cold War era and reshaped democracy?s image worldwide. Lisa E. Davenport tells the story of America?s program of jazz diplomacy practiced in the Soviet Union and other regions of the world from 1954 to 1968. Jazz music...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Jackson :
University Press of Mississippi,
©2009.
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| Series: | American made music series.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT CONNECT |
| Summary: | Jazz as an instrument of global diplomacy transformed superpower relations in the Cold War era and reshaped democracy?s image worldwide. Lisa E. Davenport tells the story of America?s program of jazz diplomacy practiced in the Soviet Union and other regions of the world from 1954 to 1968. Jazz music and jazz musicians seemed an ideal card to play in diminishing the credibility and appeal of Soviet communism in the Eastern bloc and beyond. |
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| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America Project MUSE Universal EBA Ebooks |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (219 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-212) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1604733446 9781604733440 |
