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Joshua Brinkman on American Farming Culture and the History of Technology

New Books in Science, Technology, and Society

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Saxophone, Identity, and Modernity

This chapter examines how the saxophone serves as a symbol of modernity in the 1920s, intertwining technology, identity, and culture within American farming and music. It discusses the complexities of racial identity in jazz and highlights the historical tension between personal expression and societal expectations.

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