TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gertrud Pickhan
AU  - Rüdiger Ritter
PY  - 2015
CY  - Berlin, Germany
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
SN  - 1867-724X
SN  - 9783653055177
TI  - Meanings of Jazz in State Socialism
DO  - 10.3726/978-3-653-05517-7
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1049441
N2  - During the Cold War, jazz became a cultural weapon that was employed by both sides to advance their interests. This volume explores the history and roles of jazz in Poland, the German Democratic Republic (GDR), Czechoslovakia, Hungary, the Soviet Union, and the Baltic States by means of several case studies. The American administration attempted to destabilize the political systems of the Eastern Bloc countries, while the powers responsible for culture in the Eastern Bloc countries tried to curtail the US propaganda campaign. This resulted in distinct jazz traditions and jazz scenes, each governed by a distinct behavioural codex, as well as official responses in each of the Eastern Bloc countries.
KW  - Music, Radio, Cold War, Eastern Bloc
LA  - English
ER  -