Soul music and country music propel American popular culture. Using ethnomusicological tools, Shonekan examines their socio-cultural influences and consequences: the perception of and resistance to hegemonic structures from within their respective constituencies, the definition of national identity, and the understanding of the 'American Dream.'

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"Soul, Country, and the USA introduces a new framework for a comparative study of these distinct, yet related musical genres. Stephanie Shonekan, a Nigerian immigrant, interprets their meaning within the context of race and identity and through the lens of democracy as defined in the American Pledge of Allegiance. This study adds an African Diasporic dimension to the literature on soul and country music." - Portia K. Maultsby, co-editor of African American Music: An Introduction, 2nd ed.

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Stephanie Shonekan is Asisstant Professor of Ethnomusicology and Black Studies at the University of Missouri, USA.

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Book Title: Soul, Country, and the USA
Book Subtitle: Race and Identity in American Music Culture
Authors: Stephanie Shonekan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137378101
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Media & Culture Collection, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-37809-5Published: 03 March 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-47814-9Published: 03 March 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-37810-1Published: 04 March 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 200
Topics: Music, Sociology of Culture, Regional and Cultural Studies, Social Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, Cultural Studies

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