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"The role of performance and rituals is central to the study of nationalism and ethnicity. This book explores, debates and evaluates the role of rituals and performances in the emergence, persistence and transformation of nations, nationalisms and national identity"--
The author argues that jazz embodies an aesthetic of inclusiveness, reaching out from its African American base to embrace all of humanity. He examines jazz in relation to race and national identity in the US and broadens his scope to consider jazz within the African diaspora.