Singing for Peace: Antiwar Songs in American History

Cohen, Ronald D. and Kaufman, William orcid iconORCID: 0000-0002-5206-647X (2015) Singing for Peace: Antiwar Songs in American History. Taylor and Francis, Boulder, Colorado, USA. ISBN 9781612058078

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Abstract

Wars have dominated the history of the United States since its founding, but there has also been a long history of antiwar activity. Peace songs have emerged out of every military conflict involving the United States. "Singing for Peace" vividly portrays this rich antiwar history, beginning in the eighteenth century and continuing into the twenty-first.Most of the twentieth-century output was dominated by folk groups and acoustic singer-songwriters. The Vietnam War saw the increased dovetailing of folk and rock music, so that rock and folk-rock took on an ever-larger share of protest activity, then punk, metal, hip-hop, and rap. The authors draw upon a wide range of primary and secondary sources, while quoting many popular and lesser-known song lyrics, and including a range of photos and illustrations. These songs have long served to both shape and reveal the feelings of citizens opposed to America s wars."


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