That rare thing, an academic study of music that seeks to tie together the strands of the musical text, the industry that produces it, and the audience that gives it meaning... A vital read for anyone interested in the changing nature of popular music production and consumption"- Dr Nathan Wiseman-Trowse, The University of NorthamptonPopular music entertains, inspires and even empowers, but where did it come from, how is it made, what does it mean, ...

This dynamic collection documents the rich and varied history of social dance and the multiple styles it has generated, while drawing on some of the most current forms of critical and theoretical inquiry. The essays cover different historical periods and styles; encompass regional influences from North and South America, Britain, Europe, and Africa; and emphasize a variety of methodological approaches, including ethnography, anthropology, gender studies, and critical race theory. While soc...

This thoroughly revised and updated third edition provides a comprehensive introduction to the various approaches to the field, explaining why media messages matter, how media businesses prosper and why media is integral to defining contemporary life.The text is divided into three parts – Media texts and meanings; Producing media; and Media and social contexts – exploring the ways in which various media forms make meaning; are produced and regulated; and how society, culture and hi...

Tim Marshall, the New York Times bestselling author of Prisoners of Geography, offers “a readable primer to many of the biggest problems facing the world” (Daily Express, UK) by examining the borders, walls, and boundaries that divide countries and their populations.The globe has always been a world of walls, from the Great Wall of China to Hadrian’s Wall to the Berlin Wall. But a new age of isolationism and economic nati...

Chronicles life under East Germany’s GDR, the Berlin Wall’s rise, and citizens’ struggle for freedom.At midnight of 12 August 1961 East Germany became partitioned from the West by an ideological barrier that would remain a chancroid rash upon the political landscape of post WW2 Europe for some forty-five years. Initially little more than rolls of barbed wire, this barrier soon became the concrete monolith known the world over as the Berlin Wall.Prior to the...

The globe has always been a world of walls, from the Great Wall of China to Hadrian's Wall to the Berlin Wall. But a new age of isolationism and economic nationalism is upon us, visible not just in Trump's obsession with building a wall on the Mexico border or in Britain's Brexit vote but in many other places as well. China has the great Firewall, holding back Western culture. Europe's countries are walling themselves against immigrants, terrorism, and currency issues. South Africa has hea...

America's Constitutional Republic is like no other. Most Americans recognize the names George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison, but few can tell you their stories—much less that of James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, or Andrew Jackson. These seven men from the Founding Ear were America's first presidents. They established our republic on the foundation of the Constitution and its liberties. But who were they? Were they good or bad leaders? How did they become presid...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In a fractured America, where seven Southern states now stand behind a towering three-story wall, Seth Blakeley embarks on a dangerous mission into the heart of the Conservative Federation. Armed with a fragile seven-day visa and orders from OnaCona, his covert intelligence agency, Seth’s journey from St. Louis to Montgomery, Alabama, is more than a family reunion—it’s a high-stakes operation of espionage and rescue. His mission: to con...

**NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Rolling Stone * BookPage * Amazon * Rough TradeLonglisted for the Carnegie Medal for Excellence“[A] riveting and inspiring history of punk’s hard-fought struggle in East Germany.” —The New York Times Book Review“A thrilling and essential social history that details the rebellious youth movement that helped change the world.” —Rolling Stone“Original and inspiring . . . Mr. Mohr ha...

Set in an uncomfortably familiar future . . .We built a wall to keep the dangers of the world out . . . but was it actually meant to keep us in?Your every word is monitored. Your every movement watched. If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear. And if you stay within the wall, the Loyalist Party will protect you.Gideon Frome knows that safety is an illusion. Ten years ago, his perfect life was shattered, and he left Washington DC in dis...

Should you or your company expand into China? What are some of the goods and services that Chinese consumers want to buy? What kinds of risks are involved in doing business on the mainland? These questions and dozens more are discussed in detail as Tim Swanson interviews more than forty businesspeople, entrepreneurs, professors and market research experts regarding the potential opportunities and challenges of doing business in China. Dispensing of hyperbole and exaggerated rhetori...

When the detective she's fallen for needs help, a reluctant psychic must put aside her feelings to help unravel a horrific crime.HAMILTON - Trying to maintain a normal life, psychic Billie Culpepper struggles to block out the dead souls that haunt her every move but her attempts to suppress her ability only serve to isolate her even more.Across town, Homicide Detective Ray Mockler is called to the scene of a horrific discovery; human remains uneart...