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Social Voices

The Cultural Politics of Singers around the Globe

by Jeff Todd Titon, Ruth Hellier, Anthony Seeger, Treva B. Lindsey, Nancy Guy, Carol Muller, Elijah Wald, Andrew Simon, John Lie0, Eric Lott1, Christina D Abreu2, Carol Silverman3, Michael K Bourdaghs4, Kwame Dawes5, Natalie Sarrazin6, Katherine Meizel7 ...

Singers generating cultural identity from K-Pop to Beverly SillsAround the world and across time, singers and their songs stand at the crossroads of differing politics and perspectives. Levi S. Gibbs edits a collection built around the idea of listening as a political act that produces meaning. Contributors explore a wide range of issues by examining artists like Romani icon Esma Redžepova, Indian ... Read more

$14.39 USD

Singers generating cultural identity from K-Pop to Beverly SillsAround the world and across time, singers and their songs stand at the crossroads of differing politics and perspectives. Levi S. Gibbs edits a collection built around the idea of listening as a political act that produces meaning. Contributors explore a wide range of issues by examining artists like Romani icon Esma Redžepova, Indian
... Read more
Love & Theft

Blackface Minstrelsy and the American Working Class

by Eric Lott ...

Series series Race and American Culture
For over two centuries, America has celebrated the same African-American culture it attempts to control and repress, and nowhere is this phenomenon more apparent than in the strange practice of blackface performance. Born of extreme racial and class conflicts, the blackface minstrel show appropriated black dialect, music, and dance; at once applauded and lampooned black culture; and, ironically, ... Read more

$29.69 USD

For over two centuries, America has celebrated the same African-American culture it attempts to control and repress, and nowhere is this phenomenon more apparent than in the strange practice of blackface performance. Born of extreme racial and class conflicts, the blackface minstrel show appropriated black dialect, music, and dance; at once applauded and lampooned black culture; and, ironically,
... Read more
Black Mirror

The Cultural Contradictions of American Racism

by Eric Lott ...

Blackness, as the entertainment and sports industries well know, is a prized commodity in American pop culture. Marketed to white consumers, black culture invites whites to view themselves in a mirror of racial difference, while at the same time offering the illusory reassurance that they remain “wholly” white. Charting a rich landscape that includes classic American literature, Hollywood films, ... Read more

$34.49 USD

Blackness, as the entertainment and sports industries well know, is a prized commodity in American pop culture. Marketed to white consumers, black culture invites whites to view themselves in a mirror of racial difference, while at the same time offering the illusory reassurance that they remain “wholly” white. Charting a rich landscape that includes classic American literature, Hollywood films,
... Read more
The Clarinet

by Julian Rushton, Eric Hoeprich, Albert Rice, Dr Ingrid Pearson, David Schneider, Marie Sumner Lott, S. Frederick Starr ...

With essays written by leading performer-scholars, The Clarinet offers unique perspectives on the clarinet's historical role in various styles, genres, and ensembles. Beginning with a chapter on clarinet iconography, the book continues with an overview of the instrument's early history, chapters on the clarinet in the opera orchestra and the traditional symphony orchestra, and examinations of ... Read more

$17.99 USD

With essays written by leading performer-scholars, The Clarinet offers unique perspectives on the clarinet's historical role in various styles, genres, and ensembles. Beginning with a chapter on clarinet iconography, the book continues with an overview of the instrument's early history, chapters on the clarinet in the opera orchestra and the traditional symphony orchestra, and examinations of
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Keywords for Southern Studies

by Erich Nunn, Leigh Anne Duck, Melanie Benson Taylor, Deborah Cohn, Martyn Bone, Coleman Hutchinson, Houston A. Baker Jr., Steven Knepper, John T. Matthews, Michael Bibler, Sylvia Shin-Huey Chong, Briallen Hopper, Claudia Milian, Wanda Rushing, Anna Brickhouse, Eric Lott, Harilaos Stecopoulos, Jayna Brown, Matthew Guterl, Ted Atkinson, Natalie J. Ring, Suzanne Jones, Shirley Elizabeth Thompson, Thomas F. Haddox, Eric G. Anderson, Dr. Keith Cartwright ...

Series series The New Southern Studies
In Keywords for Southern Studies, editors Scott Romine and Jennifer Rae Greeson have compiled an eclectic collection of new essays that address the fluidity of southern studies by adopting a transnational, interdisciplinary focus. The essays are structured around critical terms pertinent both to the field and to modern life in general.The nonbinary, nontraditional approach of Keywords unmasks and ... Read more

$35.09 USD

In Keywords for Southern Studies, editors Scott Romine and Jennifer Rae Greeson have compiled an eclectic collection of new essays that address the fluidity of southern studies by adopting a transnational, interdisciplinary focus. The essays are structured around critical terms pertinent both to the field and to modern life in general.The nonbinary, nontraditional approach of Keywords unmasks and
... Read more
Prison Breaks: 13 Books of Prisoner-of-War Narratives

The Escape of a Princess Pat, Four-Fifty Miles to Freedom, Three Times and Out, etc.

by Edward Edwards, George Pearson, Kenneth Darlaston Yearsley, Maurice Andrew Brackenreed Johnston, John Alan Lyde Caunter, Mervin C. Simmons, Nellie L. McClung, Jean Martin, Pat O'Brien, A. J. Evans, Gunther PlÃ¼schow, E. H. Jones, Eric A. Keith, Horace Gray Gilliland, H. G. Durnford, W. H. Newlin ...

Prison Breaks: 13 Books of Prisoner-of-War Narratives is an enthralling compendium that explores the indomitable spirit of individuals caught in the harrowing circumstances of war imprisonment. This anthology masterfully weaves together diverse literary styles, from gripping adventures and intense psychological struggles to poignant reflections on humanity and survival. Through its rich tapestry ... Read more

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Prison Breaks: 13 Books of Prisoner-of-War Narratives is an enthralling compendium that explores the indomitable spirit of individuals caught in the harrowing circumstances of war imprisonment. This anthology masterfully weaves together diverse literary styles, from gripping adventures and intense psychological struggles to poignant reflections on humanity and survival. Through its rich tapestry
... Read more
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Mystical City Of God, Volume 1 (Unabridged)

by MARÍA DE JESÚS DE ÁGREDA ...

Narrated by Eric Lott ...

Unabridged

19 hours 58 min

The Mystical City of God is a book written in the 17th-century by the Franciscan nun, Venerable Mary of Jesus of Ágreda. According to María de Ágreda, the book was to a considerable extent dictated to her by the Blessed Virgin Mary and regarded the life of the Virgin Mary and the divine plan for creation and the salvation of souls. The work alternates between descriptions of the Trinity, the ... Read more

$4.99 USD

The Mystical City of God is a book written in the 17th-century by the Franciscan nun, Venerable Mary of Jesus of Ágreda. According to María de Ágreda, the book was to a considerable extent dictated to her by the Blessed Virgin Mary and regarded the life of the Virgin Mary and the divine plan for creation and the salvation of souls. The work alternates between descriptions of the Trinity, the
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US Citizenship Test Study Guide

Naturalization Exam Prep with All 100 Official USCIS Civic Questions & Answers

by Benjamin R Lott ...

Narrated by Eric Bedell, Connor Sullivan ...

Unabridged

1 hour 4 min

100 FREE PRINTABLE FLASHCARDS for the USCIS civics test included!Are you uncertain about what to expect from the US citizenship test and how to prepare effectively?Do you find the interview process daunting and need guidance on essential documents?Are you looking to improve your English proficiency and Civics knowledge for the exam?Embark on your journey to US citizenship with confidence using our ... Read more

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100 FREE PRINTABLE FLASHCARDS for the USCIS civics test included!Are you uncertain about what to expect from the US citizenship test and how to prepare effectively?Do you find the interview process daunting and need guidance on essential documents?Are you looking to improve your English proficiency and Civics knowledge for the exam?Embark on your journey to US citizenship with confidence using our
... Read more

Representing the Race

A New Political History of African American Literature

by Gene Andrew Jarrett ...

The political value of African American literature has long been a topic of great debate among American writers, both black and white, from Thomas Jefferson to Barack Obama. In his compelling new book, Representing the Race, Gene Andrew Jarrett traces the genealogy of this topic in order to develop an innovative political history of African American literature. Jarrett examines texts of every sort ... Read more

$26.99 USD

The political value of African American literature has long been a topic of great debate among American writers, both black and white, from Thomas Jefferson to Barack Obama. In his compelling new book, Representing the Race, Gene Andrew Jarrett traces the genealogy of this topic in order to develop an innovative political history of African American literature. Jarrett examines texts of every sort
... Read more
Racecraft

The Soul of Inequality in American Life

by Karen Fields, Barbara J. Fields ...

Hailed by Zadie Smith and Ta-Nehisi Coates, this new edition of the celebrated contemporary work on race and racism “ought to be positioned at the center of any discussion of race in American life” (Bookforum).Most people assume racism grows from a perception of human difference: the fact of race gives rise to the practice of racism. Sociologist Karen E. Fields and historian Barbara J. Fields ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Hailed by Zadie Smith and Ta-Nehisi Coates, this new edition of the celebrated contemporary work on race and racism “ought to be positioned at the center of any discussion of race in American life” (Bookforum).Most people assume racism grows from a perception of human difference: the fact of race gives rise to the practice of racism. Sociologist Karen E. Fields and historian Barbara J. Fields
... Read more
Greenmantle (Annotated)

by John Buchan ...

Greenmantle is the second of five books by John Buchan featuring the character of Richard Hannay, first published in 1916 by Hodder & Stoughton, London. It is one of two Hannay novels set during the First World War, the other being Mr Standfast (1919); Hannay's first and best-known adventure, The Thirty-Nine Steps (1915), is set in the period immediately preceding the war.Hannay is called in to ... Read more

$2.99 USD

Greenmantle is the second of five books by John Buchan featuring the character of Richard Hannay, first published in 1916 by Hodder & Stoughton, London. It is one of two Hannay novels set during the First World War, the other being Mr Standfast (1919); Hannay's first and best-known adventure, The Thirty-Nine Steps (1915), is set in the period immediately preceding the war.Hannay is called in to
... Read more
The Classical Music Book

Big Ideas Simply Explained

by DK ...

Series series DK Big Ideas
Learn about the world's greatest classical compositions and musical traditions in The Classical Music Book.Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Classic Music in this overview guide to the subject, great for novices looking to find out more and experts wishing to refresh their knowledge alike! The ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Learn about the world's greatest classical compositions and musical traditions in The Classical Music Book.Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Classic Music in this overview guide to the subject, great for novices looking to find out more and experts wishing to refresh their knowledge alike! The
... Read more

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