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From Daniel Boone to Captain America
Playing Indian in American Popular Culture
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2016
From nineteenth-century American art and literature to comic books of the twentieth century and afterwards, Chad A. Barbour examines in From Daniel Boone to Captain America the transmission of the ideals and myths of the frontier and playing Indian in American culture. In the nineteenth century, American...
by David W. Tosh
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2018
A visual and entertaining adventure exploring one of the most popular and significant eras of comic book history.
From 1956 to 1970, the “Silver Age of Comics” gave us Spider-Man, The Avengers, X-Men, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man and a flurry of other unforgettable and formidable characters....
She is Cuba
A Genealogy of the Mulata Body
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2015
She is Cuba: A Genealogy of the Mulata Body traces the history of the Cuban mulata and her association with hips, sensuality and popular dance. It examines how the mulata choreographs her racialised identity through her hips and enacts an embodied theory called hip(g)nosis. By focusing on her living...
by Leann Richards
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2011
The Beatles were one of the most popular bands in the world. Their songs ranged from simple pop to sophisticated rock and roll. This book describes the background of ten of their most popular songs from Love Me Do to Let it Be.
Anime from Akira to Howl's Moving Castle
Experiencing Contemporary Japanese Animation
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2016
This new edition of the groundbreaking popular book is a must-have for both seasoned and new fans of anime. Japanese animation is more popular than ever following the 2002 Academy Award given to Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away. It confirmed that anime is more than just children's cartoons, often portraying...
A National Joke
Popular Comedy and English Cultural Identities
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2007
Comedy is crucial to how the English see themselves. This book considers that proposition through a series of case studies of popular English comedies and comedians in the twentieth century, ranging from the Carry On films to the work of Mike Leigh and contemporary sitcoms such as The Royle Family,...
The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 9th Edition
Complete Chart Information about America's Most Popular Songs and Artists, 1955-2009
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2012
The Essential Reference Guide to America’s Most Popular Songs and Artists Spanning More than Fifty Years of Music
Beginning with Bill Haley & His Comets’ seminal “Rock Around the Clock” all the way up to Lady Gaga and her glammed-out “Poker face,” this updated and unparalleled resource...
by David A. Jasen
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2013
First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Music and the Road
Essays on the Interplay of Music and the Popular Culture of the American Road
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2017
Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and Paul Simon-these familiar figures have written road music for half a century and continue to remain highly-regarded artists. But there is so much more to say about road music. This book fills a glaring hole in scholarship about the...
The Official Chas & Dave Quiz Book
100 Questions on the Pop Rock Duo
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2011
Do you enjoy the music of Cockney rock duo Chas & Dave? Maybe you know the lyrics to all their songs and can name their albums? Then what better way to pay tribute to the ‘Rockney’ singers than with this quiz book?The 100 questions in The Official Chas & Dave Quiz Book are designed to test your memory...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2017
The singer-songwriter, someone who writes and performs their own music, is an ever-present and increasingly complex figure in popular music worlds. The Singer-Songwriter Handbook provides a useful resource for student songwriters, active musicians, fans and scholars alike.
This handbook is...
Black Like You
Blackface, Whiteface, Insult & Imitation in American Popular Culture
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2007
A refreshingly clearheaded and taboo-breaking look at race relations reveals that American culture is neither Black nor White nor Other, but a mix-a mongrel.
Black Like You is an erudite and entertaining exploration of race relations in American popular culture. Particularly compelling is Strausbaugh's...
Geek Rock
An Exploration of Music and Subculture
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2014
Geek Rock: An Exploration of Music and Subculture examines the relationship between geek culture and popular music, tracing a history from the late 1960s to the present day. The term “geek rock” refers to forms of popular music that celebrate all things campy, kitschy, and quirky. In this collection...
by John Van der Kiste
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2016
** This electronic edition contains 35 photographs ** Passionate about music from childhood and much-respected as a teenage guitarist in his native Birmingham, Jeff Lynne rose through the ranks of various semi-professional local groups to become the frontman of the critically acclaimed Idle Race...