{"product_id":"bombs-bursting-in-air-music-and-the-state-paperback","title":"Bombs Bursting in Air: Music and the State - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMat Callahan\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributions by Franz Andres Morrissey, Mat Callahan, Suzanne G. Cusick, James E. Dillard, Steven Garabedian, Jim Rogers, Elissa Stroman, Britta Sweers, and Dick Weissman \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What exactly is American music? Is blackface minstrelsy American music? Is Hawaiian music? Is \"The Star-Spangled Banner,\" written by an Englishman, American music? And what exactly is \"Rockin' in the Free World\"? Why does the Voice of America use jazz music to promote America? These and many other questions are discussed in \u003ci\u003eBombs Bursting in Air: Music and the State.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The relationship between music and the state has been the topic of controversy for at least 2,500 years. The oft-quoted passage from Plato's \u003ci\u003eRepublic, \u003c\/i\u003e \"the musical modes are never changed without changes in the most basic of the City's laws,\" not only underscores the importance of music in general but warns of music's ability to affect how society is governed. The state must therefore employ music to serve its ends while at the same time guarding against the lawlessness and subversion music is capable of introducing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eBombs Bursting in Air \u003c\/i\u003egathers contributions from historians and musicologists to explore the role of music in the history of the United States. The essayists exhume music that has been forgotten or deliberately buried while drawing comparison with what has been promoted as \"American music\" by the academy, the music industry, and journalism, as well as by the US State Department.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMat Callahan\u003c\/b\u003e is author or editor of five books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Explosion of Deferred Dreams: Musical Renaissance and Social Revolution in San Francisco, 1965-1975 \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Critical Guide to Intellectual Property\u003c\/i\u003e. His recent projects include the republication of \u003ci\u003eSongs of Freedom: The James Connolly Songbook\u003c\/i\u003e; the recording and publication of \u003ci\u003eWorking-Class Heroes: A History of Struggle in Song\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSongs of Slavery and Emancipation\u003c\/i\u003e, an audio recording, film, and book, the latter published by University Press of Mississippi. Find more information about the author at http: \/\/www.matcallahan.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 388\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.86 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 08, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978210312493,"sku":"9781496859204","price":55.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/NBoo17bble9781496859204.webp?v=1775801036","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/bombs-bursting-in-air-music-and-the-state-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}