| Description |
viii, 275 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Uplift, dance music, and the BBC in interwar Britain -- "In tempore belli" : popular music for morale in the phony war -- Music while you work : discipline, dance music, and workers in wartime -- Between blitzkrieg and call-up : BBC dancing club, masculinity, and the dance band scheme -- Radio rhythm club : race, authenticity, and the British swing boom -- Sincerely yours : the trouble with sentimentality and the ban on crooners -- Calling the British forces in Malta : broadcasting femininity abroad and at home -- "Invasion year" : Americans in Britain, americanization, and the dance -- Music backlash. |
| Subject |
Radio and music -- Great Britain.
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Radio and music. |
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Great Britain. |
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British Broadcasting Corporation -- History.
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British Broadcasting Corporation. |
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History. |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Music and the war.
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World War (1939-1945) |
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Popular music -- Great Britain -- 1941-1950 -- History and criticism.
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Popular music. |
| Chronological Term |
1941-1950 |
| ISBN |
9780195372014 alkaline paper |
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0195372018 alkaline paper |
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