Автор: Williams Название: The Cambridge Companion to the Singer-Songwriter ISBN: 1107680913 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107680913 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 4435.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This Companion explores the historical and theoretical contexts of the singer-songwriter tradition, and includes case studies of singer-songwriters from Thomas d`Urfey through to Kanye West.
Автор: Packer, Joseph Stoneman, Ethan Название: Feeling of wrongness ISBN: 0271082364 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780271082363 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 4545.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Examines case studies of popular culture as pessimistic rhetorical artifacts, and how non-traditional modes of argumentation can work rhetorically to overcome biases against pessimistic messaging.
Автор: Nikolay Mintchev; R. D. Hinshelwood Название: The Feeling of Certainty ISBN: 3319862316 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319862316 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 9083.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book explores the concept of certainty, a term which is widely used in everyday language to designate a psychological experience or feeling but is rarely considered controversial or politically charged.
Описание: This book traces the role of the New Ethnicity in the politics and culture of 1970s United States, and in particular the rise of the New Right. This upsurge in white ethnic consciousness began as a way to express discontent with American society and improve the lives of the working poor, but its alienating rhetoric advanced a conservative agenda.
Автор: Vulliamy Название: Jazz & Blues ISBN: 1138649708 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138649705 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 22202.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
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This book, first published in 1982, shows that jazz and blues are music forms that are about individualism, experiment, expression and feeling. From their origin in the work songs and spirituals of America's southern slaves, through to their adaptation to the urban adaptation to the urban environment in Chicago and New Orleans, the author details the social and economic background that saw the birth of the blues and jazz, and introduces and appraises their leading exponents. He shows how African rhythms were combined with an American musical tradition to produce a distinctive style which was to revitalise Western music.
Автор: Pierce Andrew J Название: Collective Identity, Oppression, and the Right to Self-ascri ISBN: 0739171909 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780739171905 Издательство: Bloomsbury Рейтинг: Цена: 12920.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This collection of writings by prominent politicians, authors, and activists of the Progressive Era explores Progressivism`s role in the development of American political thought. Pestritto and Atto provide insight into each figure`s influence on Progressive Era American politics by introducing each entry with the context within which the author of a given selection is writing.
Описание: Reveals the strategies used by blues promoters and organisers in Mississippi, both African American and white, local and state, to attract the attention of tourists. In the process, he reveals how promotional materials portray the Delta`s blues culture and its musicians. This is the first critical account of Mississippi`s blues tourism industry.
Описание: A study of how ragtime comedies, bands, and minstrel shows brought blues to the masses. It traces the mass popularity of so-called "coon songs" during the early years of rag, to their eventual transformation into the original blues music listened to and loved by millions around the world.
Автор: Lynden Harris Название: Right Here, Right Now: Life Stories from America`s Death Row ISBN: 1478014113 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781478014119 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 3129.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Upon receiving his execution date, one of the thousands of men living on death row in the United States had an epiphany: “All there ever is, is this moment. You, me, all of us, right here, right now, this minute, that's love.” Right Here, Right Now collects the powerful, first-person stories of dozens of men on death rows across the country. From childhood experiences living with poverty, hunger, and violence to mental illness and police misconduct to coming to terms with their executions, these men outline their struggle to maintain their connection to society and sustain the humanity that incarceration and its daily insults attempt to extinguish. By offering their hopes, dreams, aspirations, fears, failures, and wounds, the men challenge us to reconsider whether our current justice system offers actual justice or simply perpetuates the social injustices that obscure our shared humanity.
Автор: Lynden Harris Название: Right Here, Right Now: Life Stories from America`s Death Row ISBN: 1478011971 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781478011972 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 12534.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Upon receiving his execution date, one of the thousands of men living on death row in the United States had an epiphany: “All there ever is, is this moment. You, me, all of us, right here, right now, this minute, that's love.” Right Here, Right Now collects the powerful, first-person stories of dozens of men on death rows across the country. From childhood experiences living with poverty, hunger, and violence to mental illness and police misconduct to coming to terms with their executions, these men outline their struggle to maintain their connection to society and sustain the humanity that incarceration and its daily insults attempt to extinguish. By offering their hopes, dreams, aspirations, fears, failures, and wounds, the men challenge us to reconsider whether our current justice system offers actual justice or simply perpetuates the social injustices that obscure our shared humanity.
Автор: Doss Erika Название: Memorial Mania: Public Feeling in America ISBN: 0226159418 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780226159416 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 4277.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In the past few decades, thousands of memorials have dotted the American landscape. This title argues that these memorials underscore our obsession with issues of memory and history, and the urgent desire to express - and claim - those issues in visibly public contexts.
Автор: Gutierrez Donald Название: Feeling the Unthinkable: Essays on Social Justice ISBN: 0938513443 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780938513445 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2752.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Professor Donald Gutierrez's extensive writings on social justice have been collected here in a passionate appeal for sensitivity, change and, most importantly, action in confronting government abuses and social inequity at home and abroad. These 48 essays and reviews of books are presented in four sections: "State Terrorism - My Country Must Not Torture in My Name," "War and Democracy - War On Democracy," "Business as Usual - Greed, Racism and Genocide," and "Power of the Pen - Iconoclasts to the Rescue." Heartfelt, informed and articulate, Gutierrez raises a voice of moral conscience too often lacking in today's public discourse. Winner, Philosophy Book Book, 2013 NM-AZ Book Awards. Winner, Political Book, 2013 NM-AZ Book Awards.
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