Just My Soul Responding by Brian Ward

Just My Soul Responding by Brian Ward

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Summary

A study of the links between Black consciousness and Black American popular music from the advent of R&B in the 1950s to the militant hip-hop groups of the 1990s.

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Just My Soul Responding by Brian Ward

Brian Ward is Lecturer in American History at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne .; This book is intended for american studies, American history postwar social and cultural history, political history, Black history, Race and Ethnic studies and Cultural studies together with the general trade music.

'a very fine book on rhythm and blues and the sum of factual material amassed by its author is simply phenomenal and deserves recognition'- American Studies Network Jury

'Ultimately, Just My Soul Responding suceeds at many levels. Its subtle grasp of the lyrical concerns of the music is bolstered by Ward's impressive grasp pf tje symbolism of musical performance ... and rounded out by a torough display of contextualisation and historical exposition.' - Immigrants and Minorities

BRIAN WARD is a Lecturer in American History at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne and Director of that institution's Martin Luther King Memorial Conference. He has published widely on African-American history and culture and is completing a book on African-American popular music and the civil rights and black power movements.

TONY BADGER is Paul Mellon Professor of American History at the University of Cambridge. He previously taught for over twenty years at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. He is the author Prosperity Road: The New Deal, Tobacco and North Carolina and The New Deal: The Depression Years 1933-40.

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ISBN 13 9781857281392
ISBN 10 185728139X
Title Just My Soul Responding
Author Brian Ward
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published 1998-04-08
Number of pages 612
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.