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Satchmo Blows Up the World

Satchmo Blows Up the World Jazz Ambassadors Play the Cold War

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Stung by reports that people around the world thought the US was a racist society that oppressed the African American, from 1956 the State Dept. dispatched jazz luminaries such as Louis Armstrong to distant corners where they blew the trumpet of freedom in the war against communism.

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Harvard University Press

Founded in 1913, Harvard University Press is the publisher of such classic works as John Rawls's A Theory of Justice, E. O. Wilson's On Human Nature, and Helen Vendler's Dickinson. The Press continues to be a leading publisher of convergent works in the sciences, humanities, and social sciences, while also taking bold steps in exciting new directions, from innovative partnerships, to a diverse translation program, to an expanded commitment to facilitating scholarly conversation around the globe.

Book information

ISBN: 9780674015012
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 781.65092273
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 329
Weight: 522g
Height: 216mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 30mm