1st Edition
Singing for Peace Antiwar Songs in American History
192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
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Wars have dominated the history of the United States since its founding, but there has also been a long history of antiwar activity. Peace songs have emerged out of every military conflict involving the United States. "Singing for Peace" vividly portrays this rich antiwar history, beginning in the eighteenth century and continuing into the twenty-first.Most of the twentieth-century output was... Read more
Chapter 1 From the Colonial Era to 1900; Chapter 2 From World War i into the 1950S; Chapter 3 The Early Sixties; Chapter 4 The Later Sixties; Chapter 5 Peace Songs Since 1970;
Biography
Authored by Cohen, Ronald D; Kaufman, Will
“A good history of the importance of war in American Song from prerevolution up to today. Flies in the face of the contemporary folklore that protest music has disappeared from the American landscape. The book shows that bubbling under today’s mainstream is a wealth of topical songs, speaking to all aspects of war and peace.”
—Country Joe McDonald
“Ron Cohen and Will Kaufman capture the dazzling cultural outpouring at the heart of every progressive social movement. They chronicle the soundtrack that rings through the American story right from the start: the spirit of democracy, the inspirations of liberty, and the harmonies of peace. Singing for Peace overflows with emotional richness and humanity, illuminates the dark spaces of war and injustice, and lights a path toward peace and freedom. Pick up Singing for Peace and connect with the sweet rhythm of resistance.”
—Bill Ayers, author of Public Enemy: Confessions of an American Dissident
