Over 10 mio. titler Fri fragt ved køb over 499,- Hurtig levering 30 dages retur

American History in Song

- Lyrics from 1900 to 1945

  • Format
  • E-bog, ePub
  • Engelsk
  • 1 sider
E-bogen er DRM-beskyttet og kræver et særligt læseprogram

Beskrivelse

Songwriters dramatically captured the details of how Americans lived, thought and changed in the first half of the twentieth century. This book examines 1033 songs about WWI and WWII wars, presidents, Womens Suffrage, Prohibition, the Great Depression, immigration, minority stereotypes, new modes of transportation, inventions, and the changing roles of men and women.America invited immigrants and went to war to ensure democracy but within its borders, lyrics display intolerant attitudes toward women, blacks, and ethnic groups. Songs covered labor strikes, communism, lynchings, women voting and working, love, sex, airships, radio, telephones, the lure of movies and new movie star role models, drugs, smoking, and the atom bomb.History books cannot match the humor, poignancy, poetry and thrill of lyrics in describing the essence of American life as we moved from a rural white male dominated society toward an urban democracy that finally included women and minorities.

Læs hele beskrivelsen
Detaljer
  • SprogEngelsk
  • Sidetal1
  • Udgivelsesdato01-08-2001
  • ISBN139781469704531
  • Forlag Iuniverse
  • FormatePub

Findes i disse kategorier...

Se andre, der handler om...

Machine Name: SAXO081