David F. García
The life and times of one of Cuba's most important musicians
224 pages
| 6 x 9
| 5 tables, 18 figures, 12 halftones
The Political Power of Music, 1960s-1973
J. Patrice McSherry
An examination of the Chilean New Song movement as an organic part of the struggles for progressive social change, deeper democracy, and social justice in Chile in the 1960s and early 1970s
254 pages
| 6 x 9
Tân-Singing, Chutney, and the Making of Indo-Caribbean Culture
Peter Manuel
An introduction to the music of Indo-Caribbean culture
288 pages
| 7 x 10
| 1 map 34 figures 18 halftones
The Autobiography of Jimmy Heath
Jimmy Heath and Joseph McLaren
A life in music portrayed by an NEA jazz master and his legendary friends
344 pages
| 6 x 9
| 35 halftones
Rock Music and the Politics of Identity
Theodore Gracyk
From the Sex Pistols and Eminem to Bonnie Raitt and Ani DiFranco, rockers contribute to our cultural capital
304 pages
| 6 x 9
Asians and Asian Americans in Classical Music
Mari Yoshihara
Why do so many Asians devote their lives to playing Western classical music?
288 pages
| 6 x 9
| 18 halftones
A Century of Music
Philadelphia Orchestra Assoc., edited by John Ardoin
Dedicated to the millions of people who have experienced the joy of The Philadelphia Orchestra
256 pages
| 9 x 12
| 241 duotones
The Alteration and Decline of a Philadelphia Music Scene
Tammy L Anderson
Exposing the forces behind the decline of the rave scene in Philadelphia and elsewhere
240 pages
| 6 x 9
| 8 tables, 2 figures, 9 halftones
Joe Wilder and the Breaking of Barriers in American Music
Edward Berger
The story of Joe Wilder, who broke musical and racial barriers
400 pages
| 6 x 9
| 1 table, 35 halftones
Music and the Vietnamese Refugee Experience
Adelaida Reyes
Viewing the Vietnamese refugee experience through its music
248 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
| 3 tables, 6 figures, 12 halftones
Music, Culture, and Ideas in Post-Revolutionary Mexico
Alejandro L. Madrid
How the relationships between avant-garde music and ideas of modernity in post-revolutionary Mexico shaped discourses of nationality
224 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
| 3 tables, 36 figures
Indian Dance as Transnational Labor
Priya Srinivasan
Seeing Indian dancers as gendered labor highlights the politics of Asian American racialization, migration, and citizenship
238 pages
| 6 x 9
| 6 halftones
The Memoir of a Jazz Dancer
Norma Miller and Evette Jensen
A celebration of a life of dancing the Lindy Hop
304 pages
| 6 x 9
| 1 figure, 52 halftones
The Autobiography of Benny Golson
Benny Golson and Jim Merod
A funny, touching, and insightful memoir from one of the last surviving members of the greatest generation of American jazz musicians
352 pages
| 6 x 9
| 33 halftones
Identity, Mestizaje, and Migration in Ecuador
Ketty Wong
How class divisions shape the definition of Ecuador's national music and identity.
272 pages
| 6 x 9
| 18 figures, 19 halftones, 1 map