Essays on Music and History in Africa, Paperback - ***

This classic ethnomusicological survey provides a valuable guide to African music. The essays review a broad swath of genres and topics, including ...

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Theodor W Adorno (1903-1969), one of the principal figures associated with the Frankfurt School, wrote extensively on culture, modernity, aesthetic...

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In-depth examination of the inherent tensions and dynamics of transport corridors in Africa: between short-term optics and long-term durability; be...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PlcAuthor(s): Professor Barbara (Associate Professor of Cultural Musicology, University of Amsterdam, The Netherla...

DescriptionRichard Taruskin's sweeping collection of essays distills a half century of professional experience, demonstrating an unparalleled insid...

A collection about the female experience in and of music by some of the most intelligent and famous writers of the momentPublisher: Orion Publishin...

Two sisters, one beautiful, one plain, return unmarried from their adventures to their parents' hotel on the mountain, where they are caught up in ...

Collects material from mid-1970s through 2010 to trace the evolution of ethnomusicological thinking about women, gender, and music, offering a pers...

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Inequality and poverty in Africa is typically explained as a function of the lack of human capital, the lack of physical capital, and natural capit...

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Collected in their entirety for the first time in English, the insightful texts in Night Music show the breadth of Adorno's musical understanding a...

DescriptionElizabeth Anscombe's forthright philosophy speaks directly to many religious and ethical issues of current concern.This collection of he...

A critical study of how Africa's dependence on the western world has impacted its economic growth and how the knowledge economy and 4th industrial ...

Reducere. In 28, Stephanie Nolen, the Toronto Globe and Mail's Africa Bureau Chief, puts a human face on the crisis created by HIV/AIDS in Africa. Through ri...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Harnet Bokrezion (Phd)Author: John-Paul IwuohaAfrica is a land of opportunity; it's the world's last market frontier and th...

DescriptionThis volume of new, spellbinding essays explores the tense relationship between Alfred Hitchcock and Bernard Herrmann, featuring new per...

Reducere. Embedded within the dances of Africa are repositories of historical narratives, invaluable insights on the mindset of ancient and contemporary peop...

Reducere. For thousands of years, the majestic elephant has roamed the African continent, as beloved by man as it has been preyed upon. But centuries of expl...

The award-winning memoir of a white boy growing up in Rhodesia as it went through a bloody transition to majority rule

Reducere. In Media Primitivism Delinda Collier provides a sweeping new understanding of technological media in African art, rethinking the assumptions that h...

This book provides a strong multidisciplinary examination of the links between migration, remittances and sustainable development in Africa. It mak...

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Reducere. African Americans have made substantial contributions to the sporting world, and vice versa. This wide-ranging collection of new essays explore the...

Publisher: Olympia PublishersAuthor(s): Narelle CridlandNumber of pages: 72Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 155 x 201 x 20Cover type: Paperback / ...

It was a blessing to be Moodie's Boy. Yes, being Moodie's Boy gave the author the opportunity to set up, stand, dream, and reach for his goals as h...

Reducere. Across Africa, mature women have for decades mobilized the power of their nakedness in political protest to shame and punish male adversaries. This...