Rewrites the history of early twentieth-century pop music in modernist terms.
Rob White's highly readable book, which includes a major new interview with Todd Haynes, is the first comprehensive study of the director's work.
Focuses on the representations and stereotypes of South Asian characters in American film and television.
Highlights Clinton Jencks's dramatic influence on the history of labour culture in the American Southwest through a lifetime devoted to progress and change for the social good.
Describes how Filipino exiles and immigrants in the United States played a crucial role in overthrowing the dictatorship of former president Ferdinand Marcos.
Using plantation documents, missionary records, government documents, and oral histories, this book analyzes how the workers... Læs mere
Focusing on institutional history, this book explores the Pekin Theater's philosophy of hiring only African American staff, its embrace... Læs mere
Using the experiences of philologists, text critics, text encoders, scientific editors, and media analysts, this book ranges from philology in ancient Alexandria to the vision... Læs mere
From the plaintive tunes of woe sung by exiled kings and queens of Africa to the spirited work songs and "shouts" of freedmen, this title traces the course of early black folk music in various its guises.
Twentieth-century composers created thousands of original works for solo percussion and percussion ensemble. In this concise book, percussionist Thomas Siwe offers an essential and much-needed survey of groundbreaking musical literature.