My Song Is My Weapon by Robbie Lieberman

My Song Is My Weapon by Robbie Lieberman

A revealing exploration of the origins and development of People's Songs, Inc., "My Song Is My Weapon won the ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award. Robbie Lieberman brings to life the hootenannies, concerts, and rallies of the time, paying special attention to the politics of culture of the Old Left. Her analysis of the communist movement culture, coupled with interviews with former members of People's Songs, sheds new light on Cold War America, the American Communist movement, and the experience of left-wing cultural workers.

"A spirited and scholarly account of the relationship between the US Communist movement and the folk music revival of the 1940s and 1950s"--Paul C. Mishler, Nature, Society, and Thought "Shows the ways in which the folk music revival of the 1960s and the participatory cultures of the civil rights movement and the New Left drew on the general example and the specific creations of the all-but-forgotten People's Songsters."--George Lipsitz, American Historical Review "Lieberman's vision of a people's music in American culture is arresting, challenging, and refreshing, and it deserves our attention." -- Phillip V. Bohlman, Sonneck Society Bulletin

Robbie Lieberman is chair of the Interdisciplinary Studies Department and a professor of interdisciplinary studies at Kennesaw State University. She is the author of Prairie Power: Voices of 1960s Midwestern Student Protest and coeditor of Anticommunism and the African American Freedom Movement.

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ISBN 13	9780252065255
ISBN 10	0252065255
Title	My Song Is My Weapon
Author	Robbie Lieberman
Series	Music In American Life
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	University of Illinois Press
Year published	1995-08-01
Number of pages	232
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.