"An excellent study of both the visible and invisible elements that constitute the Ge performance of the Dan People of western Côte d'Ivoire." — The World of MusicGe, formerly translated as "mask" or "masquerade," appears among the Dan people of Côte d'Ivoire as a dancing and musical embodiment of their social ideals and religious beliefs. In Dan Ge Performance, Daniel B. Reed sets out to discover what resides at the core of Ge. He finds that Ge is...

"Studies of four musicians . . . and a broader discussion about diaspora and migration provides an important study of African music in the United States." —Alex Perullo, author of Live from Dar es SalaamDaniel B. Reed integrates individual stories with the study of performance to understand the forces of diaspora and mobility in the lives of musicians, dancers, and mask performers originally from Côte d'Ivoire who now live in the United States. Through the ...

Hip Hop Africa explores a new generation of Africans who are not only consumers of global musical currents, but also active and creative participants. Eric Charry and an international group of contributors look carefully at youth culture and the explosion of hip hop in Africa, the embrace of other contemporary genres, including reggae, ragga, and gospel music, and the continued vitality of drumming. Covering Senegal, Mali, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, and South A...

Pragmatist thought is central to sociology. However, sociologists typically encounter pragmatism indirectly, as a philosophy of science or as an influence on canonical social scientists, rather than as a vital source of theory, research questions, and methodological reflection in sociology today.In The New Pragmatist Sociology, Neil Gross, Isaac Ariail Reed, and Christopher Winship assemble a range of sociologists to address essential ideas in the field and their historica...

Pragmatist thought is central to sociology. However, sociologists typically encounter pragmatism indirectly, as a philosophy of science or as an influence on canonical social scientists, rather than as a vital source of theory, research questions, and methodological reflection in sociology today.In The New Pragmatist Sociology, Neil Gross, Isaac Ariail Reed, and Christopher Winship assemble a range of sociologists to address essential ideas in the field and their historica...

Master Go, the Go-To Language for Modern Backend and Systems Development.Are you ready to build fast, reliable, and highly concurrent software? Whether you are an absolute beginner taking your first step into programming, a developer transitioning from another language, or a student looking to master an in-demand skill, "Go Programming Fundamentals: A Practical Learning Approach" is your definitive guide to mastering the Go language.Authored by an expert sy...

In an era where most video games hold the player's hand with constant checkpoints, detailed tutorials, and adjustable difficulty settings, a strange counter-culture has emerged. Titles like "Getting Over It" and "Jump King" offer no safety nets, punishing a single mistake with the loss of hours of progress. Why do millions of people subject themselves to this digital torture? The popularity of these "rage games" baffles traditional market research. It challenges the assumption that enterta...

Examining the legitimacy of the World Anti-Doping Agency, this book offers a critical analysis of the anti-doping system and the social and behavioural processes that shape policy, asking why the current system is failing.Featuring in-depth, contemporary case studies from around the world, including the whereabouts system; Lance Armstrong; therapeutic use exemptions; the Essendon Bombers; recreational drugs policy; and the Russian Olympic doping programme, this is the first text to...

There are many problems people face in the world today. Most of these problems can be attributed to a single cause… the lack of the truth.The truth can be simple but it can be complex too. The truth gets distorted and lost in so many ways. How do you know what the truth is? How do you become a better judge to know the truth? Can we even tell what “the truth” is these days?This book addresses these questions in areas of our lives where we see lies often. It ...

You check your phone 100 times today. You start emails you never finish. You sit down to read and reach for your phone instead.Your attention isn't broken. It's untrained.In a world designed to distract you, focus has become a superpower—but it's one anyone can build. THE ATTENTION TOOLKIT offers 50+ simple, 5-minute exercises to rebuild your focus muscle, whether you're scattered, scrolling, or simply exhausted by distraction.Cognitive educator Daniel Reed bridges ...

There are many problems people face in the world today. Most of these problems can be attributed to a single cause… the lack of the truth.The truth can be simple but it can be complex too. The truth gets distorted and lost in so many ways. How do you know what the truth is? How do you become a better judge to know the truth? Can we even tell what “the truth” is these days?This book addresses these questions in areas of our lives where we see lies often. It stays focused on ...

This is the first survey of Murdoch’s exploration of evil, addressing aesthetic, philosophical, political and theological perspectives. The study demonstrates how her work engages with currently urgent issues of trauma, terrorism and psychopathy and brings her works into dialogue with key figures in twentieth- and twenty-first-century discussions of evil, including Hannah Arendt, Carl Gustav Jung, Susan Neiman and Simone Weil. These resonances are traced through close readings of Murdoch’s...