The first major study of Alan Bush, this book provides new perspectives on twentieth-century music and communism. British communist, composer of politicised wor

The first major study of British communist composer Alan Bush, providing new perspectives on music and politics during the Cold War.

Music, Art and Diplomacy shows how a vibrant field of cultural exchange between East and West was taking place during the Cold War, which contrasts with the ort

At the height of the ideological antagonism of the Cold War, the U.S. State Department unleashed an unexpected tool in its battle against Communism: jazz. From

Winner of the 2007 National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism A New York Times Book Review Top Ten Book of the Year Time magazine Top Ten Nonfiction Book