Suzanne E. Smith Dancing in the street

Motown and the cultural politics of Detroit

Story of Motown and of its intrinsic relationship to the politics and culture of Detroit. The author traces the evolution of Motown from a small record company firmly rooted in Detroit's black community to an international music industry giant. In this story we see Motown's music not as the mere soundtrack for its historical moment but as an active agent in the politics of time. Motown records had a distinct role to play in the city's black community as that community articulated and promoted its...

Engels | 319 pagina's | Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass. [etc.] | 1999

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