{"product_id":"composing-the-citizen-jann-pasler-9780520257405","title":"Composing the Citizen: Music as Public Utility in Third Republic France","description":"In a book that challenges modernist ideas about the value and role of music in Western society, \u003ci\u003eComposing the Citizen \u003c\/i\u003edemonstrates how music can help forge a nation. Deftly exploring the history of Third Republic France, Jann Pasler shows how French people from all classes and political persuasions looked to music to revitalize the country after the turbulent crises of 1871. Embraced not as a luxury but for its \"public utility,\" music became an object of public policy as integral to modern life as power and water, a way to teach critical judgment and inspire national pride. It helped people to forget the past, voice conflicting aspirations, and imagine a shared future. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on a dazzling survey of archival material, Pasler's rich interdisciplinary work looks beyond elites and the histories their agendas have dominated to open new windows onto the musical tastes and practices of amateurs as well as professionals. A fascinating history of the period emerges, one rooted in political realities and the productive tensions between the political and the aesthetic. Highly evocative and deeply humanistic, \u003ci\u003eComposing the Citizen \u003c\/i\u003eignites broad debates about music's role in democracy and its meaning in our lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jann Pasler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520257405\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520257405\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/06\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 817\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.50w x 2.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2010","brand":"Jann Pasler","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44149178892543,"sku":"9780520257405","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d9a289ac-fb11-4510-a8b7-6e79c53fe527.jpg?v=1688455255","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/composing-the-citizen-jann-pasler-9780520257405","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}