The Global Politics of Jazz in the Twentieth Century : Cultural Diplomacy and "American Music"
Saito, Yoshiomi
The Global Politics of Jazz in the Twentieth Century : Cultural Diplomacy and "American Music" - Taylor & Francis 2020 - 1 electronic resource (208 p.)
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From the mid-1950s to the late 1970s, jazz was harnessed as America’s "sonic weapon" to promote an image to the world of a free and democratic America. Dizzy Gillespie, Dave Brubeck, Duke Ellington and other well-known jazz musicians were sent around the world – including to an array of Communist countries – as "jazz ambassadors" in order to mitigate the negative image associated with domestic racial problems. While many non-Americans embraced the Americanism behind this jazz diplomacy without question, others criticized American domestic and foreign policies while still appreciating jazz – thus jazz, despite its popularity, also became a medium for expressing anti-Americanism. This book examines the development of jazz outside America, including across diverse historical periods and geographies – shedding light on the effectiveness of jazz as an instrument of state power within a global political context.
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9780429060595
10.4324/9780429060595 doi
The arts
Humanities
Politics & government
Arts humanities politics international relations
The Global Politics of Jazz in the Twentieth Century : Cultural Diplomacy and "American Music" - Taylor & Francis 2020 - 1 electronic resource (208 p.)
Open Access
From the mid-1950s to the late 1970s, jazz was harnessed as America’s "sonic weapon" to promote an image to the world of a free and democratic America. Dizzy Gillespie, Dave Brubeck, Duke Ellington and other well-known jazz musicians were sent around the world – including to an array of Communist countries – as "jazz ambassadors" in order to mitigate the negative image associated with domestic racial problems. While many non-Americans embraced the Americanism behind this jazz diplomacy without question, others criticized American domestic and foreign policies while still appreciating jazz – thus jazz, despite its popularity, also became a medium for expressing anti-Americanism. This book examines the development of jazz outside America, including across diverse historical periods and geographies – shedding light on the effectiveness of jazz as an instrument of state power within a global political context.
All rights reserved
English
9780429060595
10.4324/9780429060595 doi
The arts
Humanities
Politics & government
Arts humanities politics international relations