Baade, Christina L. - Victory through Harmony

This book tells the fascinating story of the BBC's participation in the events of World War II through popular music and jazz broadcasting. Author Christina Baade argues that rather than providing the soundtrack for a unified People's War as its popular broadcast Victory through Harmony promised to do, the BBC's popular music broadcasting efforts exposed the divergent ideologies, tastes, and perspectives of the nation.

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CONTENTS

Contents
About the Companion Website www.oup.com/us/victorythroughharmony
Abbreviations
Introduction: Victory through Harmony
Chapter 1: Uplift, Dance Music, and the BBC in Interwar Britain
Chapter 2: In Tempore Belli: Popular Music for Morale in the Phony War
Chapter 3: Music While You Work: Discipline, Dance Music, and Workers in Wartime
Chapter 4: Between Blitzkrieg and Call-Up: BBC Dancing Club, Masculinity, and the Dance Band Scheme
Chapter 5: Radio Rhythm Club: Race, Authenticity, and the British Swing Boom
Chapter 6: Sincerely Yours: The Trouble with Sentimentality and the Ban on Crooners
Chapter 7: Calling the British Forces in Malta: Broadcasting Femininity Abroad - and at Home
Chapter 8: Invasion Year: Americans in Britain, Americanization, and the Dance Music Backlash
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index