A War of Songs

A War of Songs

Author: Andrei Rogatchevski

Publisher: Ibidem Press

Published: 2019-04-28

Total Pages: 247

ISBN-13: 9783838211732

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This book includes studies of music and politics in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, including the sounds of Euromaidan, parodies of the Russian national anthem, the Eurovision contest as a geopolitical battleground, and the legacies of Soviet rock.


Songs of the Civil War

Songs of the Civil War

Author: Irwin Silber

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 1995-01-01

Total Pages: 399

ISBN-13: 0486284387

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Reprint. Originally published: New York: Columbia University Press, 1960.


Soviet War Songs in the Context of Russian Culture

Soviet War Songs in the Context of Russian Culture

Author: Elena Polyudova

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2016-02-29

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 1443889741

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This volume presents a unique study of war songs created during and after World War II, known in Russia as the “Great Patriotic War”. The most popular war songs, such as “Katyusha”, “The Sacred War”, “Dark Night”, “My Moscow”, “In the Dugout”, “Victory Day”, provide illuminating insights into the musical culture of the former Soviet Union and modern Russia. In the year of the 70th anniversary of victory in the war, the book studies the cultural heritage of famous war songs from a new perspective, exploring the historical background of their creation and analysing their lyrics as part of Russian cultural heritage. The book also discusses the modifications required when translating the songs from Russian to English. It concludes with a description an educational project studying war songs at Moscow schools run under the auspices of UNESCO.


Fighting Songs and Warring Words

Fighting Songs and Warring Words

Author: Brian Murdoch

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2002-01-08

Total Pages: 303

ISBN-13: 1134969058

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The accepted canon of war poetry usually includes only those underlining patriotic or nationalistic views. This study opens up the view of war poetry with the inclusion of such material as Nazi poetry and song, and the poetry of the atomic bomb.


The Songs that Fought the War

The Songs that Fought the War

Author: John Bush Jones

Publisher: UPNE

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 9781584654438

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A lively social history of popular wartime songs and how they helped America's home front morale.


Irish American Civil War Songs

Irish American Civil War Songs

Author: Catherine V. Bateson

Publisher: LSU Press

Published: 2022-09-28

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 0807178381

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Irish-born and Irish-descended soldiers and sailors were involved in every major engagement of the American Civil War. Throughout the conflict, they shared their wartime experiences through songs and song lyrics, leaving behind a vast trove of ballads in songbooks, letters, newspaper publications, wartime diaries, and other accounts. Taken together, these songs and lyrics offer an underappreciated source of contemporary feelings and opinions about the war. Catherine V. Bateson’s Irish American Civil War Songs provides the first in-depth exploration of Irish Americans’ use of balladry to portray and comment on virtually every aspect of the war as witnessed by the Irish on the front line and home front. Bateson considers the lyrics, themes, and sentiments of wartime songs produced in America but often originating with those born across the Atlantic in Ireland and Britain. Her analysis gives new insight into views held by the Irish migrant diaspora about the conflict and the ways those of Irish descent identified with and fought to defend their adopted homeland. Bateson’s investigation of Irish American song lyrics within the context of broader wartime experiences enhances our understanding of the Irish contribution to the American Civil War. At the same time, it demonstrates how Irish songs shaped many American balladry traditions as they laid the foundation of the Civil War’s musical soundscape.


The Guide to United States Popular Culture

The Guide to United States Popular Culture

Author: Ray Broadus Browne

Publisher: Popular Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 1030

ISBN-13: 9780879728212

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"To understand the history and spirit of America, one must know its wars, its laws, and its presidents. To really understand it, however, one must also know its cheeseburgers, its love songs, and its lawn ornaments. The long-awaited Guide to the United States Popular Culture provides a single-volume guide to the landscape of everyday life in the United States. Scholars, students, and researchers will find in it a valuable tool with which to fill in the gaps left by traditional history. All American readers will find in it, one entry at a time, the story of their lives."--Robert Thompson, President, Popular Culture Association. "At long last popular culture may indeed be given its due within the humanities with the publication of The Guide to United States Popular Culture. With its nearly 1600 entries, it promises to be the most comprehensive single-volume source of information about popular culture. The range of subjects and diversity of opinions represented will make this an almost indispensable resource for humanities and popular culture scholars and enthusiasts alike."--Timothy E. Scheurer, President, American Culture Association "The popular culture of the United States is as free-wheeling and complex as the society it animates. To understand it, one needs assistance. Now that explanatory road map is provided in this Guide which charts the movements and people involved and provides a light at the end of the rainbow of dreams and expectations."--Marshall W. Fishwick, Past President, Popular Culture Association Features of The Guide to United States Popular Culture: 1,010 pages 1,600 entries 500 contributors Alphabetic entries Entries range from general topics (golf, film) to specific individuals, items, and events Articles are supplemented by bibliographies and cross references Comprehensive index