{"product_id":"dan-burleys-jive-paperback-softback-9780875806235","title":"Dan Burley's Jive (Paperback \/ softback) 9780875806235","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDan Burley's Jive\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eThomas Aiello (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780875806235\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 September 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e220 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.5 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a gem, and its reprinting highlights the contributions of one of the most creative and socially conscious wordsmiths in American history.\u003c\/p\u003e - H. Samy Alim, UCLA, author of \u003ci\u003eRoc the Mic Right\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy making this material available, readers will have a strong guide to understanding references to this language in a variety of media.\u003c\/p\u003e - Steven C. Tracy, University of Massachusetts\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book is a gem, and its reprinting highlights the contributions of one of the most creative and socially conscious wordsmiths in American history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e — H. Samy Alim, UCLA, author of \u003ci\u003eRoc the Mic Right\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis retro volume combines two brilliant and long out-of-print books, \u003ci\u003eDan Burley's Original Handbook of Harlem Jive\u003c\/i\u003e (1944) and \u003ci\u003eDiggeth Thou?\u003c\/i\u003e (1959) by Dan Burley, with an introduction by Thomas Aiello. Burley was a journalist and sportswriter who worked for various African American newspapers and magazines, including the \u003ci\u003eChicago Defender\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChicago Crusader\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York New Amsterdam News\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJet\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEbony\u003c\/i\u003e in both Chicago and New York in the 1920s through the 1950s. Although he did not invent jive, throughout the 1940s Burley's \u003ci\u003eHandbook\u003c\/i\u003e fostered it, popularized it, and broadened its use beyond the cloister of the jazz community. Jive acted as an invisible conduit between the new urban linguistics and the inevitably square world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBurley's goal was to inform readers about this new language, as well as to entertain. \u003ci\u003eDan Burley's Original Handbook of Harlem Jive\u003c\/i\u003e offers a history of and definition for jive, followed by examples of folktales, poetry, and Shakespeare \"translated\" into jive. The work also includes a jive glossary for easy reference. Burley followed up the success of the Handbook with \u003ci\u003eDiggeth Thou?\u003c\/i\u003e, which includes more stories told in jive. These rare books sparkle with wit and humor and offer a flashback to the world of New York's and Chicago's hepcats and chicks. Aiello's work will allow Burley's fascinating take on jive to reach a new generation of readers and scholars.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003e Introduction by Thomas Aiello \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDan Burley's Original Handbook of Harlem Jive \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDiggeth Thou? \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Jiver's Bible \u003cbr\u003e Editor's Notes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Northern Illinois University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52523379753240,"sku":"9780875806235","price":20.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/dan-burleys-jive-paperback-softback-9780875806235","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}