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Nazism and the call of the jitterbug.

Title
Nazism and the call of the jitterbug.
Author
Back, Les, 1962-

Details

Found In
Dance in the city / edited by Helen Thomas. New York : St. Martin's Press, 1997. p. 175-197.
Subjects
Note
  • Discusses the origin of the jitterbug, the role of dance in pre-World War II Germany, including the work of Rudolf von Laban and Mary Wigman, the ambivalent attempts by the Nazis to suppress jazz music and the jitterbug, the popularity of the jitterbug in war-time England and the relationship between black soldiers and white Englishwomen, and the Nazis' attempts to exploit American and English racism in their propaganda.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 196-197)
Call Number
*MGRL 97-12014
OCLC
NYPY97-B3341
Author
Back, Les, 1962-
Title
Nazism and the call of the jitterbug.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 196-197)
Found In:
Dance in the city / edited by Helen Thomas. New York : St. Martin's Press, 1997. p. 175-197.
Research Call Number
*MGRL 97-12014
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