Jazz Among the Discourses

Paperback / softback. New. Employing modes of criticism and theory that have transformed study in the humanities, this title addresses questions seldom if ever raised in jazz writing: What are the implications of building jazz history around the medium of the phonograph record? Why did jazz writers first make the claim that jazz is an art?

Durham, NC: DukeUniversity Press, 1995. Oversize Paperback. GOOD. Tight, bright, clean and square but has penciled check marks in margins and some pencil underlining. 6x9.25x.8". 288 indexed pages, with annotated essays with cited works. Content: Rethinking Jazz History (6 essays); The Jazz Artist Among the Discourses (30; The Essential Context: Jazz and Politics(2)

1995 first paperback edition reviewer's copy with slip laid in. Curling, light soil on edge, else text clean, binding tight .

Duke University Press, Durham, North Carolina, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine Condition. Major topics: Rethinking Jazz History; The Jazz Artist Among the Discourses; and The Essential Context: Jazz and Politics. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 288 pages, index. Book in excellent condition - small bump to back edge of spine,… Read more about this item

Duke University Press Books, 1995-05-12. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Duke Univ Pr, 1995. Paperback. New. 2nd edition. 304 pages. 9.25x6.00x0.75 inches.