Music and Peacebuilding. African and Latin American Experiences, Paperback - ***

This book examines music as a means of making peace. It is a multidisciplinary study, grounded in peace studies and musicology that reflects on whe...

A new take on Latin American literature that analyzes secret police reports on writers and advances readings of their novels, short stories, and po...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCNumber of pages: 272Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 233 x 157 x 21Cover type: Paperback / softbackRedescopera...

Fifty Key Figures in Latin American and Latinx Theatre is a critical introduction to the most influential and innovative theatre practitioners in t...

Contributor(s): Author: Tim MurithiAuthor: Tony KarboThe African Union has been a major factor in establishing peace, security, and development in ...

DescriptionIn The Race of Sound Nina Sun Eidsheim traces the ways in which sonic attributes that might seem natural, such as the voice and its qual...

Amid the Cold War and global student protests, transnational forces significantly shaped the modernization of educational systems in Spain and Lati...

DescriptionExperiencing Latin American Music draws on human experience as a point of departure for musical understanding. Students explore broad to...

Reducere. Today the United States leads the world in incarceration rates. The country increasingly relies on the prison system as a "fix" for the regulation ...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdNumber of pages: 222Publication date: 2016Dimensions: 155 x 235 x 16Cover type: Paperback / softbackEditor(s): Gordo...

Cumbia is a musical form that originated in northern Colombia and then spread throughout Latin America and wherever Latin Americans travel and sett...

Reducere. The ethnically and geographically heterogeneous countries that comprise Latin America have each produced music in unique styles and genres - but ho...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Leonardo (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel) SenkmanNumber of pages: 268Collection: Conspiracy T...

Reducere. K-pop (Korean popular music) reigns as one of the most popular music genres in the world today, a phenomenon that appeals to listeners of all ages ...

Publisher: Sussex Academic PressNumber of pages: 366Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 159 x 236 x 28Cover type: HardbackEditor(s): Dr Debra D Andri...

Comparative philosophy is an important site for the study of non-Western philosophical traditions, but it has long been associated with "East-West"...

Reducere. "A theory in the flesh means one where the physical realities of our lives all fuse to create a politic born of necessity, " writes activist Cherr�...

What is the role of education in the revolutionary transformation of society? The book addresses this challenging question through dialogue with th...

Offers an epic history of a little-known African American instrumental music form. John Shaw follows the music from its roots in West Africa and ea...

Exploding the assumption that black women's only important musical contributions have been in folk, jazz, and popPublisher: University of Illinois ...

Reducere. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can negatively influence development. However, the lifelong effects of positive childhood experiences (PACEs) ...

Reducere. Examining how African American males end up in dead-end classes, this book explores what must be done to change this trend, asking such questions a...

Reducere. DescriptionThe victory of Donald Trump in the 2016 election left specialists of American politics perplexed and concerned about the future of US de...

Celeste Day Moore traces the popularity of African American music in postwar France to outline how it came to signify both state power and liberati...

Reducere. Thirteen of black America's most accomplished voices - from Spike Lee to Watler Mosley - share their vision for a self-determined, self-sufficient ...

Reducere. 136 songs of African-American slaves, collected and compiled a few years after the Emancipation Proclamation, are presented here complete with thei...

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"We have in this book a Rosetta stone for mediating, or translating, African musical behavior and aesthetics."--Andrew Tracey, African Music "John ...

Reducere. A collection of twenty-five African-American folktales focuses on strong female characters and includes Little Girl and Bruh Rabby, Catskinella, an...

Reducere. In this well-researched book, John Pilz provides context and information to help foster understanding of different cultures, especially those who a...

Reducere. From Schirch's decades of experience as a peacebuilding consultant in Africa, Asia, and Latin America comes a bold plan for a peaceful world. Inclu...

Reducere. The first Korean adoptees were powerful symbols of American superiority in the Cold War; as Korean adoption continued, adoptees' visibility as Asia...

Creating Great Visitor Experiences: A Guide for Museum Professionals will help museums define their service, hire and train a dynamic frontline tea...

For over forty years, Latin American Politics and Development has kept instructors and students abreast of current affairs and changes in Latin Ame...

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