(Book). Talkin Bout a Revolution is a comprehensive guide to the relationship between American music and politics. Music expert Dick Weissman opens with the dawn of American history; then moves to the books key focus: 20th-century music songs by and about Native Americans; African-Americans; women; Spanish-speaking groups; and more. Unprecedented in its approach; the book offers a multidisciplinary discussion that is broad and diverse; and illuminates how social events impact music as well as how music impacts social events. Weissman delves deep; covering everything from current Native American music to "music of hate" racist and neo-Nazi music to the music of the Gulf wars; union songs; patriotic and antiwar songs; and beyond. A powerful tool for professors teaching classes about politics and music and a stimulating; accessible read for all kinds of appreciators; from casual music fans to social science lovers and devout music history buffs.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. A Rich and Engaging StoryBy A Customer"For all of its output; the Supervising Architects office is seldom given even a marginal place in historical assessments. Antoinette Lees meticulously researched book may alter this situation. The contents bring to the fore a rich and engaging story of public works about which only a handful of specialists have known more than a few basic attributes. Drawing from federal archives; agency and congressional records; and architectural journals; she develops a detailed and definitive history....Lee has created an unusual and important volume that both adds a new perspective to the practice of architecture and underscores the vagarious dimensions that practice can acquire in service to the state." ---Richard Longstreth in the "Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians;" Volume 60; No. 2/June 2001; pp. 231-233.
