{"product_id":"sounds-of-reform-progressivism-and-music-in-chicago-1873-1935-9780807854815","title":"Sounds of Reform: Progressivism and Music in Chicago, 1873-1935","description":"Between 1873 and 1935, reformers in Chicago used the power of music to unify the diverse peoples of the metropolis. These musical progressives emphasized the capacity of music to transcend differences among various groups. \u003ci\u003eSounds of Reform\u003c\/i\u003e looks at the history of efforts to propagate this vision and the resulting encounters between activists and ethnic, immigrant, and working-class residents.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMusical progressives sponsored free concerts and music lessons at neighborhood parks and settlement houses, organized music festivals and neighborhood dances, and used the radio waves as part of an unprecedented effort to advance civic engagement. European classical music, ragtime, jazz, and popular American song all figured into the musical progressives' mission.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor residents with ideas about music as a tool of self-determination, musical progressivism could be problematic as well as empowering. The resulting struggles and negotiations between reformers and residents transformed the public culture of Chicago. Through his innovative examination of the role of music in the history of progressivism, Derek Vaillant offers a new perspective on the cultural politics of music and American society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Derek Vaillant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of North Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/24\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.44h x 5.96w x 0.98d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807854815\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2004 pg. 1481\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDerek Vaillant is associate professor of communication studies and faculty associate in the program in American culture at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of North Carolina Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43197336354931,"sku":"9.78081E+12","price":72.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_874bebf0-b679-4ede-aa4d-b3cca27be2f5.jpg?v=1752665328","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/sounds-of-reform-progressivism-and-music-in-chicago-1873-1935-9780807854815","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}