Harlem nights :: the secret history of Australia's Jazz Age /

"The 1920s were a time of wonder and flux, when Australians sensed a world growing smaller, turning faster--and, for some, skittering off balance. American movies, music and dance brought together what racial lines kept apart. A spirit of youthful rebellion collided with the promise of racial p...

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1. Verfasser: O'Connell, Deirdre (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne University Press, 2021.
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Zusammenfassung:"The 1920s were a time of wonder and flux, when Australians sensed a world growing smaller, turning faster--and, for some, skittering off balance. American movies, music and dance brought together what racial lines kept apart. A spirit of youthful rebellion collided with the promise of racial perfectibility, stirring deep anxieties in white nationalists and moral reformers. African-American jazz represented the type of modernism that cosmopolitan Australians craved--and the champions of White Australia feared. Enter Sonny Clay's Colored Idea. Snuck in under the wire by an astute promoter, the Harlem-style revue broke from the usual blackface minstrel fare, delivering sophisticated, liberating rhythms. The story of their Australian tour is a tale of conspiracy--a secret plan to kick out and keep out 'undesirable' expressions of modernism, music and race. From the wild jazz clubs of Prohibition-era LA to Indigenous women discovering a new world of black resistance, this anatomy of a scandal-fuelled frame-up brings into focus a vibrant cast of characters from Australia's Jazz Age"--OverDrive.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xvi, 408 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0522877656
9780522877656
Zugangseinschränkungen:National edeposit: Available onsite until 18 July 2023 at national, state and territory libraries

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