Dancing in the Street
Motown and the Cultural Politics of Detroit
Published on 1. July 2009
336 pages
978-0-674-04383-1 (ISBN)
Description
Detroit in the 1960s was a city with a pulse: people were marching in step with Martin Luther King, Jr.; dancing in the street with Martha and the Vandellas; facing off with city police. Through it all, Motown provided the beat. Here is the story of Motown-as musical style and entrepreneurial phenomenon-and of its relationship to Motor Town, USA.
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Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge, MA; London
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Digital original
ISBN-13
978-0-674-04383-1 (9780674043831)
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Person
Suzanne E. Smith is Associate Professor of History, George Mason University.
Content
Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents Introduction: ''Can't Forget the Motor City'' Chapter 1. ''In Whose Heart There Is No Song, To Him the Miles Are Many and Long'' :Motown and Detroit's Great March to Freedom Chapter 2. ''Money (That's What I Want)'': Black Capitalism and Black Freedom in Detroit Chapter 3. ''Come See about Me'': Black Cultural Production in Detroit Chapter 4. ''Afro-American Music, without Apology'': The Motown Sound and the Politics of Black Culture Chapter 5. ''The Happening'': Detroit, 1967 Chapter 6. ''What's Going On?'' Motown and New Detroit Conclusion: ''Come Get These Memories'' Notes Acknowledgments Index
