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A tribute to Billy Conn, one of the greatest light-heavyweight boxing champions of all time

Tracing the international growth of a transformative Japanese dance form

A variety of viewpoints on Bach's oratorios, from contemporary repertory to analysis and theology

A salient take on psychoanalysis as a cultural phenomenon, intersecting with African American literature

Railroad brotherhoods' dynamic impact on American labor relations and national politics

A wide-ranging exploration of Asian immigrant religion

"Talking turkey" about the bird you thought you knew

Reflections from the legendary R & B deejay whose signature sound seared the airwaves

From table talk to farmers' markets, analyzing the cultural politics of what and how we eat

Multifaceted analyses of the African diaspora in Europe

Diverse perspectives and alternate takes on musical improvisation

Fresh perspectives on the black diaspora's global histories

An engaging survey of what folk songs tell us about the American past

Demonstrating the implosion of the linguistic turn that isolates culture from historical processes, this book maps the contours of a materialist critique that contributes toward a critical social and cultural consciousness.

Offers a comprehensive history of King Records, one of the most influential independent record companies in the history of American music. This book tells the story of a small outsider record company in Cincinnati, Ohio, that attracted an extremely diverse roster of artists, including the Stanley Brothers, Grandpa Jones, Redd Foxx and Earl Bostic.

Creator of favorite tunes such as "I'm in the Mood for Love" and "On the Sunny Side of the Street", Jimmy McHugh was a one-man history of twentieth-century popular music. This biography of McHugh captures the significant contributor to American songwriting.

What do philosophy and literary studies have to learn from each other? How does Ronell place her work within gender studies? What does psychoanalysis have to contribute to contemporary thought? This title is a self-reflection of the worlds and walls against which Avital Ronell crashed.

Presented here are the four major theories behind the functioning of the world's presses:(1) the Authoritarian theory; (2) the Libertarian theory; (3) the Social Responsibility Theory; and (4) the Soviet Communist Theory. These theories in this title summarize the conflict among the major approaches to communication.

Winner of a Best Book Award from the American Military Institute

Realities of the street-level American Communist experience during the worst years of the Depression

For the first time, a distinctive collection of plays by African women published in English

An in-depth examination of the Mexican ballad tradition of the corrido and its complex relationship with violence

An incisive analysis of gender and race in classic blaxploitation films

Looks at the productive partnerships forged among second-wave feminists. This volume focuses on coalitions and alliances in which feminists and other activists joined forces to address crucial social justice issues such as reproductive rights, the peace movement, women's health, Christianity and other religions, and neighbourhood activism.

Amplifying the importance of sound in cinema

A wide-ranging history of Chicago sports

A history of corruption and reform in the Teamsters Union

The personal account of a giant in American folklore and folk music