Sounds of Reform: Progressivism and Music in Chicago, 1873-1935 - Softcover

Vaillant, Derek

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807828076 ISBN 13: 9780807828076

Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press, 2003

Synopsis

Between 1873 and 1935, reformers in Chicago used the power of music to unify the diverse peoples of the metropolis. This text presents a history of efforts to propagate this vision and describes the resulting encounters between activists and ethnic, immigrant and working-class residents.

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Review

"Vaillant's principal characters--musicians, reformers, immigrant and African American Chicagoans seeking pleasure and power--come across as complex human beings and not simply stand-ins for general concepts. This book makes a major contribution to our understanding of the ambiguous legacy of progressivism and the meaning of cultural conflict in twentieth-century America." Vaillant's principal characters--musicians, reformers, immigrant and African American Chicagoans seeking pleasure and power--come across as complex human beings and not simply stand-ins for general concepts. This book makes a major contribution to our understanding of the ambiguous legacy of progressivism and the meaning of cultural conflict in twentieth-century America.(Frank Couvares, Amherst College)

Edition details

• Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807828076
• ISBN 13: 9780807828076
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416