A Skeptic Among Scholars
Title | A Skeptic Among Scholars PDF eBook |
Author | August Frugé |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 384 |
Release | 1993-09-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780520084261 |
When August Frugé joined the University of California Press in 1944, it was part of the University's printing department, publishing a modest number of books a year, mainly monographs by UC faculty members. When he retired as director 32 years later, the Press had been transformed into one of the largest, most distinguished university presses in the country, publishing more than 150 books annually in fields ranging from ancient history to contemporary film criticism, by notable authors from all over the world. August Frugé's memoir provides an exciting intellectual and topical story of the building of this great press. Along the way, it recalls battles for independence from the University administration, the Press's distinctive early style of book design, and many of the authors and staff who helped shape the Press in its formative years.
Sounds and the City
Title | Sounds and the City PDF eBook |
Author | Brett Lashua |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 446 |
Release | 2018-10-24 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 3319940813 |
This book draws from a rich history of scholarship about the relations between music and cities, and the global flows between music and urban experience. The contributions in this collection comment on the global city as a nexus of moving people, changing places, and shifting social relations, asking what popular music can tell us about cities, and vice versa. Since the publication of the first Sounds and the City volume, various movements, changes and shifts have amplified debates about globalization. From the waves of people migrating to Europe from the Syrian civil war and other conflict zones, to the 2016 “Brexit” vote to leave the European Union and American presidential election of Donald Trump. These, and other events, appear to have exposed an anti-globalist retreat toward isolationism and a backlash against multiculturalism that has been termed “post-globalization.” Amidst this, what of popular music? Does music offer renewed spaces and avenues for public protest, for collective action and resistance? What can the diverse histories, hybridities, and legacies of popular music tell us about the ever-changing relations of people and cities?
A Dictionary of English Folklore
Title | A Dictionary of English Folklore PDF eBook |
Author | Jacqueline Simpson |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 1046 |
Release | 2003-10-09 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 0191578525 |
This dictionary is part of the Oxford Reference Collection: using sustainable print-on-demand technology to make the acclaimed backlist of the Oxford Reference programme perennially available in hardback format. An engrossing guide to English folklore and traditions, with over 1,250 entries. Folklore is connected to virtually every aspect of life, part of the country, age group, and occupation. From the bizarre to the seemingly mundane, it is as much a feature of the modern technological age as of the ancient world. BL Oral and Performance genres-Cheese rolling, Morris dancing, Well-dressingEL BL Superstitions-Charms, Rainbows, WishbonesEL BL Characters-Cinderella, Father Christmas, Robin Hood, Dick WhittingtonEL BL Supernatural Beliefs-Devil's hoofprints, Fairy rings, Frog showersEL BL Calendar Customs-April Fool's Day, Helston Furry Day, Valentine's DayEL
Subject Headings for School and Public Libraries
Title | Subject Headings for School and Public Libraries PDF eBook |
Author | Joanna F. Fountain |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Public libraries |
ISBN | 9781563088537 |
Provides headings for topics, literary and organizational forms, and names of individuals, corporate bodies, places, works, and so on, that might be needed to catalog a general collection used at least in part by children and readers or viewers interested in popular topics.
That's the Joint!
Title | That's the Joint! PDF eBook |
Author | Murray Forman |
Publisher | Psychology Press |
Pages | 652 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Hip-hop |
ISBN | 9780415969192 |
Spanning 25 years of serious writing on hip-hop by noted scholars and mainstream journalists, this comprehensive anthology includes observations and critiques on groundbreaking hip-hop recordings.
Snake Charmers
Title | Snake Charmers PDF eBook |
Author | Miriam Robertson |
Publisher | Arun Joshi |
Pages | 344 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN |
Details The Present Way Of Life Of The Kalbelias Of Rajasthan Whose Occupation Is Snake Charmers. Describes Their Religious Orientation As Naths, Their Work As Healers, Spirit Mediums, Entertainers, Beggars, And Labourers. Also Describes Thier System Of Dispute Settlement, Brideservice, Marriage, Death And Inheritance. Has 9 Chapters And 4 Appendices And Illustration.
The Gypsy Queen's Vow
Title | The Gypsy Queen's Vow PDF eBook |
Author | May Agnes Fleming |
Publisher | BoD – Books on Demand |
Pages | 354 |
Release | 2020-07-25 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 375233780X |
Reproduction of the original: The Gypsy Queen's Vow by May Agnes Fleming