The beat cop: Chicago's Chief O'Neill and the creation of Irish music
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Main Author: O'Malley, Michael (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago ; London The University of Chicago Press 2022
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Abstract:"Francis O'Neill was Chicago's larger-than-life police chief, starting in 1901- and he was an Irish immigrant with an intense interest in his home country's music. In documenting and publishing his understanding of Irish musical folkways, O'Neill became the foremost shaper of what "Irish music" meant. He favored specific rural forms and styles, and as Michael O'Malley shows, he was the "beat cop" -actively using his police powers and skills to acquire knowledge about Irish music and to enforce a nostalgic vision of it"--
Physical Description:350 Seiten Illustrationen, Porträts (schwarz-weiß)
ISBN:9780226818702