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The Power of Song - Nonviolent National Culture in the Baltic Singing Revolution (Hardcover) Loot Price: R3,299
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The Power of Song - Nonviolent National Culture in the Baltic Singing Revolution (Hardcover): Guntis Smidchens

The Power of Song - Nonviolent National Culture in the Baltic Singing Revolution (Hardcover)

Guntis Smidchens

Series: New Directions in Scandinavian Studies

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"The Power of Song" shows how the people of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania confronted a military superpower and achieved independence in the Baltic "singing revolution." When attacked by Soviet soldiers in public displays of violent force, singing Balts maintained faith in nonviolent political action. More than 110 choral, rock, and folk songs are translated and interpreted in poetic, cultural, and historical context.

Guntis Smidchens is the Kazickas Family Endowed Professor in Baltic Studies in the Scandinavian studies department at the University of Washington.

"An excellent and thorough work and a significant and important addition to our understanding of the role that folklore and popular culture play in shaping political events." --Timothy Tangherlini, UCLA

"A monumental study addressing a sorely neglected aspect of one of the last century's most dramatic geopolitical upheavals. This book will stand, for years and even decades to come, as the standard, authoritative source on its topic." -Kevin C. Karnes, Emory University

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Imprint: University of Washington Press
Country of origin: United States
Series: New Directions in Scandinavian Studies
Release date: 2014
First published: 2014
Authors: Guntis Smidchens
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages: 416
ISBN-13: 978-0-295-99310-2
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Folk music
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Revolutions & coups
Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Other types of music > Vocal music > Choral music
Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Contemporary popular music > Rock & pop > General
Books > Music > Contemporary popular music > Rock & pop > General
Books > Music > Folk music
Books > Music > Other types of music > Vocal music > Choral music
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LSN: 0-295-99310-3
Barcode: 9780295993102

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