Music and Conflict

Music in Conflict studies the complex relationship of musical culture to political life in Palestine-Israel, where conflict has both shaped and cla...

DescriptionRoots in Reverse explores how Latin music contributed to the formation of the n gritude movement in the 1930s. Taking Senegal and Cuba a...

This fascinating and well-constructed volume of essays builds understanding of the role and importance of music during periods of conflict and high...

Military culture and sheet music writers understood music to have the power to help create a strong military and community in the face of conflict....

Reducere. Scholars have long known that world music was not merely the globalized product of modern media, but rather that it connected religions, cultures, ...

A landmark work within the study of conflict, sound studies, and ethnomusicology, Listening to War offers a broad theorization of sound, violence, ...

Reducere. 1. Fallen Walls And Pedestals 2. Beasts In Our Time 3. Under The Eye Of The Sun 4. Underground Railroad 5. Those Golden Wings 6. Shadow And Flame 7...

Reducere. Even as worship wars in the church and music controversies in society at large continue to rage, many people do not realize that conflict over musi...

DescriptionAn astonishing but true account of a pianist's escape from war-torn Syria to Germany offers a deeply personal perspective on the most de...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: James GainesIn one corner, a godless young warrior, Voltaire's heralded 'philosopher-king', the It Boy of the Enlightenment...

Examines the ways in which compressed modernity, Cold War conflict, and ideological opposition has impacted the revival of traditional forms in bot...

Reducere. For over a decade, Jesse Cannon has been pushing creative ideas in music. You may know him from writing one of the most popular books on the music ...

Reducere. - It's More Than the Music was published in Warner Faith hardcover (0-446-530417) in 10/03 and sold over 40, 000 copies. Warner Faith will publish ...

Contributor(s): Composer: Karl Jenkins(BH Large Choral). (1999, 63 minutes) This is a powerful and compelling account of the descent into war and i...

Reducere. This intimate story of Lynyrd Skynyrd tells of how a band of lost souls and self-destructive misfits with uncertain artistic objectives clawed thei...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Catherine M. WilsonA Journey of the HeartBook II] shows the same strong storytelling ability of the first book. The languag...

Reducere. This book opens up new perspectives on the history of Béla Bartók's music in the 20th century. It joins a growing literature on music and the cultu...

Reducere. Corey's cell phone rings at 3 a.m. His father is dying. Along with his wife and two children, Corey journeys back to his hometown to say goodbye. I...

Reducere. Paul Brian Heise's The Wound That Will Never Heal is an original allegorical reading of Richard Wagner's epic music drama The Ring of the Nibelung....

Reducere. A young shepherd with an extraordinary gift for singing and music-playing leads a peaceful, undisturbed in Bethlehem's Mountain region. Little does...

DescriptionMorris Magellan is thirty-four years old and already two-thirds destroyed. By day he is an executive, after six and at weekends the husb...

DescriptionMultimedia Storytelling for Digital Communicators in a Multiplatform World is a unique guide for all students who need to master visual ...

Reducere. Lights too bright? Music too soft? Blanket too scratchy? Not enough chilli in the curry? We experience our environment in a unique way through our ...

The Western world was in the throes of peace, love and flower power as Nigeria descended into Civil War in 1967. The rock scene that developed duri...

Reducere. In 1949, Sonny-Rett Payne, a jazz pianist, fled New York for Paris to escape both his family's disapproval of his music and the racism that shadowe...

Reducere. From a Sibert Medalist comes the epic story of Manhattan--a magical, maddening island "for all" and a microcosm of America. A veteran nonfiction st...

Reducere. On November 30th, 1864, more than 40, 000 Union and Confederate troops converged on Franklin, Tennessee, and fought one of the bloodiest battles of...

Reducere. DescriptionIn 1970 Vancouver, thirteen-year-old Charlotte and her best friend, Dawn, are keen to avoid the pitfalls of adolescence. Couldn't they j...

Reducere. Voice Lessons explores the rich personal and political terrain of Alice Embree, a 1960s activist and convert to the women's liberation movement of ...

DescriptionA fierce, vivid memoir about a father-daughter relationship steeped in God, rebellion, and the Beatles. Erin Hosier's coming-of-age was ...

DescriptionArchitecture is often thought to be a diary of a society, filled with symbolic representations of specific cultural moments. However, as...

Reducere. Since its first performance at Rome's Teatro di Apollo on January 19, 1853, Il Trovatore has been one of Giuseppe Verdi's most successful operas. W...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Anne E. WimberlyAuthor: Sarah Frances FarmerMove from courage to hope to courageous hope in action. This book gives tried-a...

Reducere. DescriptionTotal Loss Farm in Guilford, Vermont, was and is a wordy place. Its hilly acres and flimsy buildings provided a refuge from a riven coun...

Reducere. Culture is a continuing, forward process-the gradual unveiling of truth as life. But often we get ensnarled. We can only imagine culture as a war, ...

Reducere. DescriptionBoard games are among our most ancient and beloved art forms. During the rise of digital media, they fell from prominence for a decade o...

Reducere. "A well-crafted, engaging book about resilient childhoods in the face of displacement and conflict." -Kirkus Starred Review Danny loves music; Moll...

Reducere. In 1861, New Mexico Territory is swept by change as the United States erupts in civil war. Federal troops are recalled to the east, leaving the way...

Reducere. DescriptionWithin our flesh, we have deficiencies that could potentially place our comfortable lives in precarious situations. When faced with chal...

Reducere. Siegfried Loraine Sassoon was born on 8th September 1886. Sassoon was educated at the New Beacon School, Sevenoaks, Kent then Marlborough College, ...

Reducere. Becoming someone is a learning process; and what we learn is the new values around which, if we succeed, our lives will come to turn. Agents transf...

Reducere. The struggles for the city that saved Europe from the Ottoman Turkish Empire The battle between the Islamic east and the Christian west raged for c...