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BL
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1009638
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b764008
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| Main Entry
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Kraus, Richard Curt.
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| Title & Author
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Pianos and politics in China : : middle-class ambitions and the struggle over western music /\ Richard Curt Kraus.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Oxford University Press,, 1989.
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1 online resource (xiii, 288 pages, [12] pages plates) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0195058364
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: 0195363264
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: 1280523913
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: 1601297319
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: 9780195058369
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: 9780195363265
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: 9781280523915
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: 9781601297310
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0195058364
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-271) and index.
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| Contents
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1. Cosmopolitan Culture at Capitalism's Periphery; 2. The Ambiguous Legacy of Composer Xian Xinghai; 3. The Defector: Fou Ts'ong; 4. Science versus Revolution in the Modernization of Music; 5. Court Pianist to the Cultural Revolution: Yin Chengzong; 6. The Red Aristocrat: Liu Shikun; 7. The Power of Music, the Music of Power; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z.
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| Abstract
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During the Cultural Revolution the piano, the musical embodiment of Western culture, became the object of intense hostility. This book examines the evolution of China's ever-changing disposition towards European music and Western influences generally.
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Music and state-- China.
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Music-- 20th century-- Political aspects-- China.
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Musicians-- China, Biography.
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Musiciens-- Chine-- Biographies.
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Musique-- Politique gouvernementale-- Chine.
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Musique-- Chine-- 20e siècle-- Aspect politique.
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Cultural policy.
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Music and state.
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MUSIC-- History Criticism.
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Music-- Political aspects.
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Musicians.
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China, Cultural policy.
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Chine, Politique culturelle.
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China.
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| Dewey Classification
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780/.951
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| LC Classification
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ML336.5.K72 1989eb
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