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 Routledge [Imprint] 2020 - 1 online 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
Jazz--Political aspects--History--20th century.
Music and diplomacy--History--20th century.
Musique et diplomatie--Histoire--20e siècle.
Diplomatic relations
History and Archaeology
History
Music and diplomacy
Politics and government
Regional studies.
Society and Social Sciences
The Arts
Arts humanities international relations politics
The Global Politics of Jazz in the Twentieth Century Cultural Diplomacy and "American Music" - Taylor & Francis Routledge [Imprint] 2020 - 1 online resource (208 p.)
Free-to-read
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.
Open licence
eng
9780429060595
10.4324/9780429060595 doi
Jazz--Political aspects--History--20th century.
Music and diplomacy--History--20th century.
Musique et diplomatie--Histoire--20e siècle.
Diplomatic relations
History and Archaeology
History
Music and diplomacy
Politics and government
Regional studies.
Society and Social Sciences
The Arts
Arts humanities international relations politics
