Publication

2016 - Peter Lang, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Language

English

Word Count

56,750 words, Guess

Page Count

227 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139783631664094
  • ISBN-103631664095
  • Library of Congress Control Number2015039731
  • OCLC Control Number925355676
  • Better World Books9783631664094
and 1 more

Classifications

  • DDC781.650947/09045
  • LCCML3916 .M385 2016
  • LCCML3916.M385 2015

Description

During the Cold War, jazz became a cultural weapon that was employed by both sides to advance their interests. This volume explores the history and roles of jazz in Poland, the German Democratic Republic (GDR), Czechoslovakia, Hungary, the Soviet Union, and the Baltic States by means of several case studies. The American administration attempted to destabilize the political systems of the Eastern Bloc countries, while the powers responsible for culture in the Eastern Bloc countries tried to curtail the US propaganda campaign. This resulted in distinct jazz traditions and jazz scenes, each governed by a distinct behavioural codex, as well as official responses in each of the Eastern Bloc countries.--

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Jazz under state socialism -- vol. 4

Other Editions

  • Meanings of jazz in state socialismPeter Lang2016

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