Nationalism in Europe and America

Nationalism in Europe and America
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Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Total Pages : 274
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ISBN-10 : 9780807834848
ISBN-13 : 080783484X
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Synopsis Nationalism in Europe and America by :

Nationalism in Europe and America

Cultural Nationalism and Ethnic Music in Latin America

Cultural Nationalism and Ethnic Music in Latin America
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Publisher : University of New Mexico Press
Total Pages : 272
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ISBN-10 : 9780826359759
ISBN-13 : 0826359752
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Synopsis Cultural Nationalism and Ethnic Music in Latin America by : William H. Beezley

Music has been critical to national identity in Latin America, especially since the worldwide emphasis on nations and cultural identity that followed World War I. Unlike European countries with unified ethnic populations, Latin American nations claimed blended ethnicities--indigenous, Caucasian, African, and Asian--and the process of national stereotyping that began in the 1920s drew on themes of indigenous and African cultures. Composers and performers drew on the folklore and heritage of ethnic and immigrant groups in different nations to produce what became the music representative of different countries. Mexico became the nation of mariachi bands, Argentina the land of the tango, Brazil the country of Samba, and Cuba the island of Afro-Cuban rhythms, including the rhumba. The essays collected here offer a useful introduction to the twin themes of music and national identity and melodies and ethnic identification. The contributors examine a variety of countries where powerful historical movements were shaped intentionally by music.

Musical Constructions of Nationalism

Musical Constructions of Nationalism
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Publisher : Cork University Press
Total Pages : 310
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ISBN-10 : 1859181538
ISBN-13 : 9781859181539
Rating : 4/5 (38 Downloads)

Synopsis Musical Constructions of Nationalism by : Harry White

An innovative collection of essays applying a "new musicology" approach to the relationship between nationalist ideologies and the development of European music.

The Role of Music in European Integration

The Role of Music in European Integration
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Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages : 381
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ISBN-10 : 9783110477559
ISBN-13 : 3110477556
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Synopsis The Role of Music in European Integration by : Albrecht Riethmüller

The volume focuses on music during the process of European integration since the Second World War. Often music in Europe is defined by its relation to the concept of Occidentalism (Musik im Abendland; western music). The emphasis here turns rather to recent manifestations of its evolvement in ensembles, events, musical organisations and ideas; questions of unity and diversity from Bergen to Tel Aviv, from Lisbon to Baku; and deals with the tension between local, regional and national music within the larger confluence of European music. The status of classical and avante-garde music, and to a degree rock and pop, during Europe's development the past sixty years are also reviewed within the context of eurocentrism – the domination of European music within world music, a term propagated by anthropologists and ethnomusicologists several decades ago and based on multiculturalism. Conversely, the search for a musical European identity and the ways in which this search has in turn been influenced by multiculturalism is an ongoing, dynamic process.

Folklore and Nationalism in Europe During the Long Nineteenth Century

Folklore and Nationalism in Europe During the Long Nineteenth Century
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 439
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ISBN-10 : 9789004211834
ISBN-13 : 9004211837
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Synopsis Folklore and Nationalism in Europe During the Long Nineteenth Century by :

Using an interdisciplinary approach, this book brings together work in the fields of History, Literary Studies, Music and Architecture to examine the place of folklore and representations of ‘the people’ in the development of nations across Europe during the nineteenth century.

Focus: Music, Nationalism, and the Making of a New Europe

Focus: Music, Nationalism, and the Making of a New Europe
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 350
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ISBN-10 : 9781136920516
ISBN-13 : 113692051X
Rating : 4/5 (16 Downloads)

Synopsis Focus: Music, Nationalism, and the Making of a New Europe by : Philip V. Bohlman

Focus: Music, Nationalism, and the Making of the New Europe surveys the intersection of music and nationalism by tracing its historical development and documenting its persistence today. Contrasting different types of music reveals how music expresses core ideas of nationalism, for example, folk music in the nineteenth century and popular music in the twenty-first.

The Oxford Handbook of Popular Music in the Nordic Countries

The Oxford Handbook of Popular Music in the Nordic Countries
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 433
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ISBN-10 : 9780190603915
ISBN-13 : 0190603917
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Synopsis The Oxford Handbook of Popular Music in the Nordic Countries by : Fabian Holt

Popular music has come to play a significant role in the political and cultural history of the Nordic countries. Research on the region's culture has largely followed national narratives created by political and economic institutions, even as cultural life in the region--which spans a large area of northern Europe and the North Atlantic--displays more complex geographies and evolving global dynamics. As the first of its kind, The Oxford Handbook of Popular Music in the Nordic Countries offers a series of exemplary studies of music in these transnational dynamics in the specific context of the region's cultures and natural environments, written by the foremost experts in the field. Chapters highlight and challenge music's place in exotic images of the North and in transnational environmentalism, tourism, racism, and media industries. The Handbook illustrates how transnational dynamics evolve and shape musical life and the institutional spheres of policy, education, and research.

Cultural China 2020

Cultural China 2020
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Publisher : University of Westminster Press
Total Pages : 184
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ISBN-10 : 9781914386220
ISBN-13 : 1914386221
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Synopsis Cultural China 2020 by : Séagh Kehoe

Cultural China is a unique annual publication for up-to-date, informed, and accessible commentary about Chinese and Sinophone languages, cultural practices, politics and production, and their critical analysis. It builds on the University of Westminster’s Contemporary China Centre Blog, providing additional reflective introductory pieces to contextualise each of the eight chapters. The articles in this Review speak to the turbulent year that was 2020 as it unfolded across cultural China. Thematically, they range from celebrity culture, fashion and beauty, to religion and spirituality, via language politics, heritage, and music. Pieces on representations of China in Britain and the Westminster Chinese Visual Arts Project reflect our particular location and home. Many of the articles in this book focus on the People’s Republic of China, but they also draw attention to the multiple Chinese and Sinophone cultural practices that exist within, across, and beyond national borders. The Review is distinctive in its cultural studies-based approach and contributes a much-needed critical perspective from the Humanities to the study of cultural China. It aims to promote interdisciplinary dialogue and debate about the social, cultural, political, and historical dynamics that inform life in cultural China today, offering academics, activists, practitioners, and politicians a key reference with which to situate current events in and relating to cultural China in a wider context.

The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Music and Culture

The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Music and Culture
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Publisher : SAGE Publications
Total Pages : 2730
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ISBN-10 : 9781483317748
ISBN-13 : 1483317749
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Synopsis The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Music and Culture by : Janet Sturman

The SAGE Encyclopedia of Music and Culture presents key concepts in the study of music in its cultural context and provides an introduction to the discipline of ethnomusicology, its methods, concerns, and its contributions to knowledge and understanding of the world's musical cultures, styles, and practices. The diverse voices of contributors to this encyclopedia confirm ethnomusicology's fundamental ethos of inclusion and respect for diversity. Combined, the multiplicity of topics and approaches are presented in an easy-to-search A-Z format and offer a fresh perspective on the field and the subject of music in culture. Key features include: Approximately 730 signed articles, authored by prominent scholars, are arranged A-to-Z and published in a choice of print or electronic editions Pedagogical elements include Further Readings and Cross References to conclude each article and a Reader’s Guide in the front matter organizing entries by broad topical or thematic areas Back matter includes an annotated Resource Guide to further research (journals, books, and associations), an appendix listing notable archives, libraries, and museums, and a detailed Index The Index, Reader’s Guide themes, and Cross References combine for thorough search-and-browse capabilities in the electronic edition