Music and social movements
Subtitle: mobilizing traditions in the twentieth century
By: Ron Eyerman and Andrew Jamison.
Contributors: Jamison, Andrew.
Series: Cambridge cultural social studies
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Cambridge, [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 191
Subjects: Music -- Social aspects -- History -- 20th century.; Social movements -- History -- 20th century.; Political sociology -- History -- 20th century.; Popular culture -- History -- 20th century.
Description: Building on their studies of sixties culture and theory of cognitive praxis, Ron Eyerman and Andrew Jamison examine the mobilization of cultural traditions and formulation of new collective identities through the music of activism. They combine a sophisticated theoretical argument with historical-empirical studies of nineteenth-century populists and twentieth-century labour and ethnic movements, focusing on the interrelations between music and social movements in the United States and the transfer of those experiences to Europe. Specific chapters examine folk and country music, black music, music of the 1960s movements, and music of the Swedish progressive movement.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.