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The Resource Swinging the machine : modernity, technology, and African American culture between the World Wars, Joel Dinerstein
Swinging the machine : modernity, technology, and African American culture between the World Wars, Joel Dinerstein
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The item Swinging the machine : modernity, technology, and African American culture between the World Wars, Joel Dinerstein represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Boston University Libraries.This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
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The item Swinging the machine : modernity, technology, and African American culture between the World Wars, Joel Dinerstein represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Boston University Libraries.
This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xiii, 415 pages
- Contents
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- Introduction, bodies and machines
- The tempo of life is out of control, and then righted
- The jazz train and American musical modernity
- African American modernism and the techno-dialogic : from John Henry to Duke Ellington
- Swinging the machines : big bands and streamliner trains
- The standardized white girl in the pleasure machine : the Ziegfeld Follies and Busby Berkeley's 1930s musicals
- Tap dancers rap back at the machine
- America's national folk dance : the Lindy hop
- The world of tomorrow...in the groove : swinging the New York World's Fair, 1939-40
- Conclusion: the continuing importance of swinging the machine
- Isbn
- 9781558493834
- Label
- Swinging the machine : modernity, technology, and African American culture between the World Wars
- Title
- Swinging the machine
- Title remainder
- modernity, technology, and African American culture between the World Wars
- Statement of responsibility
- Joel Dinerstein
- Subject
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- African Americans -- Intellectual life -- 20th century
- African Americans -- Music -- 20th century
- African Americans in popular culture
- City and town life -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Geschichte 1920-1940
- Kultur
- Modernisme (cultuur)
- Musik
- Negers
- Populaire cultuur
- African American dance -- History -- 20th century
- Schwarze
- Soziale Rolle
- Swing (Dance) -- United States -- History
- Swing (Music) -- History
- Technologie
- Technology -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- USA
- United States -- Civilization | African American influences
- Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Language
- eng
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1958-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Dinerstein, Joel
- Government publication
- government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E185.6
- LC item number
- .D5 2003
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- African Americans
- African Americans
- Swing (Music)
- African American dance
- Swing (Dance)
- African Americans in popular culture
- Popular culture
- Technology
- City and town life
- Populaire cultuur
- Negers
- Modernisme (cultuur)
- Kultur
- Musik
- Technologie
- Soziale Rolle
- United States
- USA
- Schwarze
- Label
- Swinging the machine : modernity, technology, and African American culture between the World Wars, Joel Dinerstein
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction, bodies and machines -- The tempo of life is out of control, and then righted -- The jazz train and American musical modernity -- African American modernism and the techno-dialogic : from John Henry to Duke Ellington -- Swinging the machines : big bands and streamliner trains -- The standardized white girl in the pleasure machine : the Ziegfeld Follies and Busby Berkeley's 1930s musicals -- Tap dancers rap back at the machine -- America's national folk dance : the Lindy hop -- The world of tomorrow...in the groove : swinging the New York World's Fair, 1939-40 -- Conclusion: the continuing importance of swinging the machine
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xiii, 415 pages
- Isbn
- 9781558493834
- Lccn
- 2002013897
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)50598115
- (OCoLC)ocm50598115
- Label
- Swinging the machine : modernity, technology, and African American culture between the World Wars, Joel Dinerstein
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction, bodies and machines -- The tempo of life is out of control, and then righted -- The jazz train and American musical modernity -- African American modernism and the techno-dialogic : from John Henry to Duke Ellington -- Swinging the machines : big bands and streamliner trains -- The standardized white girl in the pleasure machine : the Ziegfeld Follies and Busby Berkeley's 1930s musicals -- Tap dancers rap back at the machine -- America's national folk dance : the Lindy hop -- The world of tomorrow...in the groove : swinging the New York World's Fair, 1939-40 -- Conclusion: the continuing importance of swinging the machine
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xiii, 415 pages
- Isbn
- 9781558493834
- Lccn
- 2002013897
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)50598115
- (OCoLC)ocm50598115
Subject
- African Americans -- Intellectual life -- 20th century
- African Americans -- Music -- 20th century
- African Americans in popular culture
- City and town life -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Geschichte 1920-1940
- Kultur
- Modernisme (cultuur)
- Musik
- Negers
- Populaire cultuur
- African American dance -- History -- 20th century
- Schwarze
- Soziale Rolle
- Swing (Dance) -- United States -- History
- Swing (Music) -- History
- Technologie
- Technology -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- USA
- United States -- Civilization | African American influences
- Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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