Blowin' the Blues Away : Performance and Meaning on the New York Jazz Scene / / Travis A. Jackson |
Autore | Jackson Travis A. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2012] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (318 p.) |
Disciplina | 781.6509747109049 |
Collana | Music of the African Diaspora |
Soggetto topico |
Jazz
Jazz - History and criticism - New York (State) - New York |
Soggetto non controllato |
1980s new york
20th century jazz 20th century music 20th century new york african american jazz american music history books for music lovers books for music majors books for musicians ethnomusicology history of jazz jazz age jazz and blues jazz clubs jazz culture jazz icons jazz music music and culture music and entertainment music and race music research music musician stories new york city jazz new york city music clubs nyc history nyc jazz nyc music scene resurgence of jazz |
ISBN |
1-280-49208-2
9786613587312 0-520-95192-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- PART ONE. Black, Brown and Beige -- PART TWO. Scenes in the City -- PART THREE. Blowin' the Blues Away -- Glossary -- Appendix: Excerpt from an Interview with Steve Wilson -- Notes -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790115803321 |
Jackson Travis A.
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The stickup kids [[electronic resource] ] : race, drugs, violence, and the American dream / / Randol Contreras |
Autore | Contreras Randol <1971-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (303 p.) |
Disciplina | 363.4509747/275 |
Soggetto topico |
Youth - Drug use - New York (State) - New York
Drug dealers - New York (State) - New York Cocaine abuse - New York (State) - New York Cities and towns - New York (State) - New York |
Soggetto non controllato |
1980s new york
aids crisis crack-cocaine drug dealers gang violence gay activist gay culture gay rights lgbt history lgbtqia neighborhood friends participant observer political activism social awareness sociologist sociology south bronx violence |
ISBN |
1-283-69592-8
0-520-95357-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The Rise of the South Bronx and Crack -- 2. Crack Days: Getting Paid -- 3. Rikers Island: Normalizing Violence -- 4. The New York Boys: Tail Enders of the Crack Era -- 5. Crack is Dead -- 6. The Girl -- 7. Getting the Shit -- 8. Drug Robbery Torture -- 9. Splitting the Profits -- 10. Living the Dream: Life after a Drug Robbery -- 11. Fallen Stars -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index |
Altri titoli varianti | Race, drugs, violence, and the American dream |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785941803321 |
Contreras Randol <1971->
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