What Will I Be: American Music and Cold War Identity

by Philip Gentry

In the wake of World War II, the cultural life of the United States underwent a massive transformation. At the heart of these changes during the early Cold War were the rise of the concept of identity and a reformulation of the country's political life. A revolution in music was taking place at the same time-a tumult of new musical styles and institutions that would lead to everything from the birth of rock 'n' roll to the new downtown experimental...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190299592
• ISBN13: 9780190299590
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.4"