{"product_id":"struggling-to-define-a-nation-9780520254879","title":"Struggling to Define a Nation","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIdentifying music as a vital site of cultural debate, this book captures the dynamic, contested nature of musical life in the United States. It examines an array of genres - including art music, jazz, popular song, ragtime, and Hawaiian music - and well-known musicians, such as Charles Ives, Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, and Irving Berlin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Essential.\" -- S. C. Pelkey Choice \"Intriguing and provocative.\" -- Michael Quinn Classical Music Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi  Introduction 1  1. Charles Ives's Four Ragtime Dances and \"True American Music\" 17 2. Jelly Roll Morton and the Spanish Tinge 48 3. Louis Armstrong and the Great Migration 83 4. Chinatown, Whose Chinatown? Defining America's Borders with Musical Orientalism 121 5. Sounds of Paradise: Hawai'i and the American Musical Imagination 165  Conclusion: American Music at the Turn of a New Century 215  Notes 223 Bibliography 259 Index","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402832650583,"sku":"9780520254879","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520254879.jpg?v=1730481638","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/struggling-to-define-a-nation-9780520254879","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}