Music in America's Cold War diplomacy /

Music in America's Cold War diplomacy /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Fosler-Lussier, Danielle, 1969- author.
Imprint:	Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2015] ©2015
Description:	1 online resource : illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	California studies in 20th-century music ; no. 18 California studies in 20th-century music ; 18.
Subject:	United States. -- Department of State. -- Cultural Presentations Program -- History -- 20th century. United States. -- Department of State. -- Cultural Presentations Program. Music in intercultural communication -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Arts and diplomacy -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Music and globalization -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Arts and diplomacy. Cultural policy. Music and globalization. Music in intercultural communication. United States -- Cultural policy -- History -- 20th century. United States -- Foreign relations -- Communist countries -- History -- 20th century. Communist countries -- Foreign relations -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Communist countries. United States. Electronic books. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11304888

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ISBN:	9780520959781 0520959787 0520284135 9780520284135 9780520284135
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	"During the Cold War, thousands of musicians from the United States traveled the world under the sponsorship of the U.S. State Department's Cultural Presentations program. Using archival documents and newly collected oral histories, this study illuminates the reception of these musical events, for the practice of musical diplomacy on the ground sometimes differed substantially from what the department's planners envisioned. Performances of music in many styles--classical, rock 'n' roll, folk, blues, and jazz--were meant to compete with traveling Soviet and Chinese artists, enhancing the reputation of American culture. These concerts offered large audiences evidence of America's improving race relations, excellent musicianship, and generosity toward other peoples. Most important, these performances also built meaningful connections with people in other lands. Through personal contacts and the media, musical diplomacy created subtle musical, social, and political relationships on a global scale. Although these tours were sometimes conceived as propaganda ventures, their most important function was the building of imagined and real relationships, which constitute the essence of soft power"--Provided by publisher.
Other form:	Print version: Fosler-Lussier, Danielle, 1969- Music in America's Cold War diplomacy 9780520284135
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Summary:	During the Cold War, thousands of musicians from the United States traveled the world, sponsored by the U.S. State Department's Cultural Presentations program. Performances of music in many styles--classical, rock 'n' roll, folk, blues, and jazz--competed with those by traveling Soviet and mainland Chinese artists, enhancing the prestige of American culture. These concerts offered audiences around the world evidence of America's improving race relations, excellent musicianship, and generosity toward other peoples. Through personal contacts and the media, musical diplomacy also created subtle musical, social, and political relationships on a global scale. Although born of state-sponsored tours often conceived as propaganda ventures, these relationships were in themselves great diplomatic achievements and constituted the essence of America's soft power. Using archival documents and newly collected oral histories, Danielle Fosler-Lussier shows that musical diplomacy had vastly different meanings for its various participants, including government officials, musicians, concert promoters, and audiences. Through the stories of musicians from Louis Armstrong and Marian Anderson to orchestras and college choirs, Fosler-Lussier deftly explores the value and consequences of "musical diplomacy."
Physical Description:	1 online resource : illustrations
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780520959781 0520959787 0520284135 9780520284135