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C O N T E N T S Acknowledgments / ix A Note on the Text / xi Introduction / 1 Performance, Rhythm, and the Constitution of Community / 19 2 Singing Democracy: Music and Politics / 47 3 Rameau and Rousseau on Absolute and Relative Value: The Theory/Practice Problem / 75 4 Folk Music: Authenticity, Primitivism, and the Uses of Roots Music / 115 5 Rousseau and Aesthetic Modernity: Music’s Power of Redemption / 147 Conclusion: Rousseau Sings the Blues / 173 Notes / 187 Bibliography / 217 Index / 227 ...

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