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A Change Is Gonna Come: Music, Race And The Soul Of America

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title A Change Is Gonna Come: Music, Race And The Soul Of America
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Craig Werner
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:448
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenreMusic - styles and genres
ISBN/Barcode 9781841952963
ClassificationsDewey:780.8996073
Audience
General
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
Edition Main
Illustrations No

Publishing Details

Publisher Canongate Books
Imprint Canongate Books
Publication Date 1 September 2002
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This volume chronicles more than 40 years of black music: from the hopeful, angry refrains of the Freedom Movement to the slick pop of Motown; from Woodstock and the "Summer of Love" to Vietnam and the race riots; from disco inferno to the Million Man March. This is a study which looks at the place black music occupies in social history, its battle for the desegregation of popular music and its contribution to social change outside the recording studio.

Author Biography

Craig Werner is a professor of African-American Studies at the University of Wisconsin, where he teaches courses on Black Music and American Cultural History. He is the recipient of the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching. He lives in Madison, Wisconsin.