Depression folk : grassroots music and left-wing politics in 1930s America / Ronald D. Cohen.

By:

Cohen, Ronald D, 1940- [Author]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781469628837
9781469628820

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Genre/Form:

Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

ML3917 .D477 2016

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Contents:

Depression's beginnings and labor songs -- The early Roosevelt years -- Heart of the depression -- The New Deal survives -- Decade ends.

Summary: While music lovers and music historians alike understand that folk music played an increasingly pivotal role in American labour and politics during the economic and social tumult of the Great Depression, how did this relationship come to be? Ronald D. Cohen sheds new light on the cultural history of folk music in America, detailing the musicians, government agencies, and record companies that had a lasting impact.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	URL	Status	Date due	Barcode
Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD)	G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE	Non-fiction	ML3917.6 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Link to resource	Available		ocn957558073

Includes bibliographies and index.

On the trail of folk songs -- Depression's beginnings and labor songs -- The early Roosevelt years -- Heart of the depression -- The New Deal survives -- Decade ends.

While music lovers and music historians alike understand that folk music played an increasingly pivotal role in American labour and politics during the economic and social tumult of the Great Depression, how did this relationship come to be? Ronald D. Cohen sheds new light on the cultural history of folk music in America, detailing the musicians, government agencies, and record companies that had a lasting impact.

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