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City Folk - English Country Dance and the Politics of the Folk in Modern America (Paperback)
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City Folk - English Country Dance and the Politics of the Folk in Modern America (Paperback)
Series: NYU Series in Social and Cultural Analysis
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This is the story of English Country Dance, from its 18th century
roots in the English cities and countryside, to its transatlantic
leap to the U.S. in the 20th century, told by not only a renowned
historian but also a folk dancer, who has both immersed himself in
the rich history of the folk tradition and rehearsed its steps. In
City Folk, Daniel J. Walkowitz argues that the history of country
and folk dancing in America is deeply intermeshed with that of
political liberalism and the 'old left.' He situates folk dancing
within surprisingly diverse contexts, from progressive era reform,
and playground and school movements, to the changes in consumer
culture, and the project of a modernizing, cosmopolitan middle
class society. Tracing the spread of folk dancing, with particular
emphases on English Country Dance, International Folk Dance, and
Contra, Walkowitz connects the history of folk dance to social and
international political influences in America. Through archival
research, oral histories, and ethnography of dance communities,
City Folk allows dancers and dancing bodies to speak. From the
norms of the first half of the century, marked strongly by
Anglo-Saxon traditions, to the Cold War nationalism of the post-war
era, and finally on to the counterculture movements of the 1970s,
City Folk injects the riveting history of folk dance in the middle
of the story of modern America.
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