LEADER 04031cam a2200517 i 4500001 9990989653506421 005 20240502075815.0 008 140808t20152015caua b 001 0 eng c 010 2014031326 020 9780520284135 (cloth) 020 0520284135 (cloth) 020 |z9780520959781 (ebook) 020 |z0520959787 (ebook) 035 (NjP)9098965-princetondb 035 |z(NjP)Voyager9098965 035 (OCoLC)ocn887450963 040 CU-S/DLC |beng |erda |cCUS |dDLC |dBDX |dYDXCP |dBTCTA |dERASA |dDAY |dOCLCO 042 pcc 043 n-us---e-ur---ee----- 049 PULL 050 00 ML3917.U6 |bF67 2015 082 00 780.78/73 |223 100 1 Fosler-Lussier, Danielle, |d1969- |eauthor. |0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2006066914 245 10 Music in America's Cold War diplomacy / |cDanielle Fosler-Lussier. 264 1 Oakland, California : |bUniversity of California Press, |c[2015] 264 4 |c©2015 300 xii, 329 pages : |billustrations ; 24 cm. 336 text |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |2rdamedia 338 volume |2rdacarrier 490 1 California studies in 20th-century music ; |vno. 1 504 Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-314) and index. 505 0 Introduction : instruments of diplomacy -- Classical music and the mediation of prestige -- Classical music as development aid -- Jazz in the cultural presentations program -- African American ambassadors abroad and at home -- Presenting America's religious heritage abroad -- The double-edged diplomacy of popular music -- Music, media, and cultural relations between the United States and the Soviet Union -- Conclusion : music, mediated diplomacy, and globalization in the Cold War era. 520 "During the Cold War, thousands of musicians from the United States traveled the world under the sponsorship of the U.S. State Department's Cultural Presentations program. Using archival documents and newly collected oral histories, this study illuminates the reception of these musical events, for the practice of musical diplomacy on the ground sometimes differed substantially from what the department's planners envisioned. Performances of music in many styles--classical, rock 'n' roll, folk, blues, and jazz--were meant to compete with traveling Soviet and Chinese artists, enhancing the reputation of American culture. These concerts offered large audiences evidence of America's improving race relations, excellent musicianship, and generosity toward other peoples. Most important, these performances also built meaningful connections with people in other lands. Through personal contacts and the media, musical diplomacy created subtle musical, social, and political relationships on a global scale. Although these tours were sometimes conceived as propaganda ventures, their most important function was the building of imagined and real relationships, which constitute the essence of soft power"--Provided by publisher. 610 10 United States. |bDepartment of State. |bCultural Presentations Program |xHistory |y20th century. 650 0 Music in intercultural communication |zUnited States |xHistory |y20th century. 650 0 Arts and diplomacy |zUnited States |xHistory |y20th century. 650 0 Music and globalization |zUnited States |xHistory |y20th century. 651 0 United States |xCultural policy |xHistory |y20th century. 651 0 United States |xForeign relations |zCommunist countries |xHistory |y20th century. 651 0 Communist countries |xForeign relations |zUnited States |xHistory |y20th century. 776 08 Fosler-Lussier, Danielle, 1969- |tMusic in America's Cold War diplomacy. |dOakland, California : University of California Press, [2015] |z9780520959781 |w(OCoLC)905221403 830 0 California studies in 20th-century music ; |v1. 902 yj |bs |6a |7m |dv |f1 |e20150717 904 yj |ba |hm |cb |e20150717 914 (OCoLC)ocn887450963 |bOCoLC |cmatch |d20240501 |eprocessed |f887450963