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Can I read The Rise of a Jazz Art World on EtoBox?

The Rise of a Jazz Art World by Paul Douglas Lopes is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Rise of a Jazz Art World about?

This 2002 book presents a unique sociological vision of the evolution of jazz in the twentieth century. Analysing organizational structures and competing discourses in American music, Paul Lopes shows how musicians and others transformed the meaning and practice of jazz. Set against the distinct worlds of high art and popular art in America, the rise of a jazz art world is shown to be a unique movement - a socially diverse community struggling in various ways against cultural orthodoxy. Cultural politics in America is shown to be a dynamic, open, and often contradictory process of constant re-interpretation. This work is a compelling social history of American culture that incorporates various voices in jazz, including musicians, critics, collectors, producers and enthusiasts. Accessibly written and interdisciplinary in approach, it will be of great interest to scholars and students of sociology, cultural studies, social history, American studies, African-American studies, and jazz studies.

Who reads The Rise of a Jazz Art World?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Paul Douglas Lopes
Publisher
Cambridge ; New York: Cambridge University Press
Published
2002
Language
EN
ISBN
9780511329630
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Music, History, Sociology

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