{"product_id":"reds-whites-and-blues-9780691162089","title":"Reds Whites and Blues","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMusic, and folk music in particular, is often embraced as a form of political expression, a vehicle for bridging or reinforcing social boundaries, and a valuable tool for movements reconfiguring the social landscape. Reds, Whites, and Blues examines the political force of folk music, not through the meaning of its lyrics, but through the concrete s\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the 2011 Charles Tilly Best Book Award, Collective Behavior and Social Movements Section of the American Sociological Association \"Although some of Roy's theoretical discussions in the early chapters should interest folk music scholars, his book will be more important to students of social movements.\"--Robert V. Wells, Journal of American History \"The importance of this excellent book is that it revisits these two movements and reveals once again the power of culture.\"--Ron Eyerman, American Journal of Sociology \"With these carefully documented and well-argued case studies, Roy makes a considerable contribution to cultural sociology in general and social movement studies in particular, and those with a background in the latter field will gain the most from the work as a whole.\"--Dana Sawchuk, Political Studies Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface ix  Chapter One: Social Movements, Music, and Race 1  Chapter Two: Music and Boundaries: Race and Folk 28  Chapter Three: The Original Folk Project 49  Chapter Four: White and Black Reds: Building an Infrastructure 79  Chapter Five: Movement Entrepreneurs and Activists 100  Chapter Six: Organizing Music: The Fruits of Entrepreneurship 126  Chapter Seven: The Highlander School 155  Chapter Eight: Music at the Heart of the Quintessential Social Movement 181  Chapter Nine: A Movement Splintered 213  Chapter Ten: How Social Movements Do Culture 234  Appendix: Coding of Songbooks and Song Anthologies 251  Notes 253  References 263  Index 277","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865530708311,"sku":"9780691162089","price":22.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691162089.jpg?v=1722274416","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/reds-whites-and-blues-9780691162089","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}