Chapters in this book

1. Front matter i 1
2. Dedication v
3. Contents vii
4. List of figures viii
5. Acknowledgements ix
6. Notes on archives and other sources xi
7. List of abbreviations xiv
8. Introduction 1
9. 1 Musicians’ organisations before 1893 18
10. 2 Early days 36
11. 3 Boom and bust: 1919-1933 60
12. 4 The politics of dancing: 1934-1945 89
13. 5 Worlds of possibilities: 1946-1955 112
14. 6 The beat generation: 1956-1970 144
15. 7 The John Morton years: 1971-1990 180
16. 8 Disharmony: 1991-2002 209
17. 9 Beginning again 229
18. Conclusion 248
19. Appendix: list of interviews 251
20. References 253
21. Index 264