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This volume gathers personal recollections by fifteen eminent
historians of the American South. Coming from distinctive
backgrounds, traveling diverse career paths, and practicing
different kinds of history, the contributors exemplify the field's
richness on many levels. As they reflect on why they joined the
profession and chose their particular research specialties, these
historians write eloquently of family and upbringing, teachers and
mentors, defining events and serendipitous opportunities. The
struggle for civil rights was the defining experience for several
contributors. Peter H. Wood remembers how black fans of the St.
Louis Cardinals erupted in applause for the Dodgers' Jackie
Robinson. ""I realized for the first time,"" writes Wood, ""that
there must be something even bigger than hometown loyalties
dividing Americans."" Gender equality is another frequent concern
in the essays. Anne Firor Scott tells of her advisor's ridicule
when childbirth twice delayed Scott's dissertation: ""With great
effort I managed to write two chapters, but Professor Handlin was
moved to inquire whether I planned to have a baby every chapter.""
Yet another prominent theme is the reconciliation of the
professional and the personal, as when Bill C. Malone traces his
scholarly interests back to ""the memories of growing up poor on an
East Texas cotton farm and finding escape and diversion in the
sounds of hillbilly music."" Always candid and often witty, each
essay is a road map through the intellectual terrain of southern
history as practiced during the last half of the twentieth century.
Occupying Political Science is a collection of critical essays
by New York based scholars, researchers, and activists, which takes
an unconventional look at the Occupy Wall Street movement through
concepts found in the field of political science. Both normative
and descriptive in its approach, Occupying Political Science seeks
to understand not only the origins, logic, and prospects of the OWS
movement, but also its effect on political institutions, activism,
and the very way we analyze power. It does so by asking questions
such as: How does OWS make us rethink the discipline of political
science, and how might the political science discipline offer ways
to understand and illuminate aspects of OWS? How does social
location influence OWS, our efforts to understand it, and the
social science that we do? Through addressing topics including
social movements and non-violent resistance, surveillance and means
of social control, electoral arrangements, new social media and
technology, and global connections, the authors offer a unique
approach that takes seriously the implications of their physical,
social and disciplinary location, in New York, both in relation to
Occupy Wall Street, and in their role as scholars in political
science.
Occupying Political Science is a collection of critical essays by
New York based scholars, researchers, and activists, which takes an
unconventional look at the Occupy Wall Street movement through
concepts found in the field of political science. Both normative
and descriptive in its approach, Occupying Political Science seeks
to understand not only the origins, logic, and prospects of the OWS
movement, but also its effect on political institutions, activism,
and the very way we analyze power. It does so by asking questions
such as: How does OWS make us rethink the discipline of political
science, and how might the political science discipline offer ways
to understand and illuminate aspects of OWS? How does social
location influence OWS, our efforts to understand it, and the
social science that we do? Through addressing topics including
social movements and non-violent resistance, surveillance and means
of social control, electoral arrangements, new social media and
technology, and global connections, the authors offer a unique
approach that takes seriously the implications of their physical,
social and disciplinary location, in New York, both in relation to
Occupy Wall Street, and in their role as scholars in political
science.
Why we choose companies and brands in the same way that we
unconsciously perceive, judge, and behave toward one another People
everywhere describe their relationships with brands in a deeply
personal way we hate our banks, love our smartphones, and think the
cable company is out to get us. What's actually going on in our
brains when we make these judgments? Through original research,
customer loyalty expert Chris Malone and top social psychologist
Susan Fiske discovered that our perceptions arise from spontaneous
judgments on warmth and competence, the same two factors that also
determine our impressions of people. We see companies and brands
the same way we automatically perceive, judge, and behave toward
one another. As a result, to achieve sustained success, companies
must forge genuine relationships with customers. And as customers,
we have a right to expect relational accountability from the
companies and brands we support. * Applies the social psychology
concepts of "warmth" (what intentions others have toward us) and
"competence" (how capable they are of carrying out those
intentions) to the way we perceive and relate to companies and
brands * Features in-depth analyses of companies such as Hershey's,
Domino's, Lululemon, Zappos, Amazon, Chobani, Sprint, and more *
Draws from original research, evaluating over 45 companies over the
course of 10 separate studies The Human Brand is essential reading
for understanding how and why we make the choices we do, as well as
what it takes for companies and brands to earn and keep our loyalty
in the digital age.
For five decades, as a singer, musician, songwriter, and producer,
Tim O'Brien has ceaselessly explored the vast American musical
landscape. While Appalachia and Ireland eventually became facets of
the defining myth surrounding him and his music, he has digested a
broad array of roots styles, reshaping them to his own purposes.
Award-winning biographer Bobbie Malone and premier country music
historian Bill C. Malone have teamed again, this time to chronicle
O'Brien's career and trace the ascent of Hot Rize and its
broadening and enrichment of musical traditions. At the beginning
of that career, O'Brien moved from his native West Virginia to the
Rocky Mountain West. In just a few years, he became the lead
singer, mandolin and fiddle player, and principal songwriter of
beloved 1980s bluegrass band Hot Rize. Seeking to move beyond
bluegrass, he next went to Nashville. O'Brien's success in
navigating the shoals of America's vast reservoir of folk musical
expressions took him into the realm of what is now called
Americana. The core of Tim O'Brien's virtuosity is his abiding and
energetic pursuit of the next musical adventure. As a traveler, he
has ranged widely in choosing the next instrument, song, style,
fellow musicians, or venue. Written with O'Brien's full cooperation
and the input of family, friends, colleagues, and critics, Traveler
provides the first complete, behind-the-scenes picture of a
thoroughly American self-made musical genius-the boy who grew up
listening to country artists at the WWVA Wheeling Jamboree and
ended up charting a new course through American music.
The most atypical of bluegrass artists, Bill Clifton has enjoyed a
long career as a recording artist, performer, and champion of
old-time music. Bill C. Malone pens the story of Clifton's eclectic
life and influential career. Born into a prominent Maryland family,
Clifton connected with old-time music as a boy. Clifton made
records around earning a Master's degree, fifteen years in the
British folk scene, and stints in the Peace Corps and Marines. Yet
that was just the beginning. Closely allied with the Carter Family,
Woody Guthrie, Mike Seeger, and others, Clifton altered our very
perceptions of the music--organizing one of the first outdoor
bluegrass festivals, publishing a book of folk and gospel standards
that became a cornerstone of the folk revival, and introducing both
traditional and progressive bluegrass around the world. As Malone
shows, Clifton clothed the music of working-class people in the
vestments of romance, celebrating the log cabin as a refuge from
modernism that rang with the timeless music of Appalachia. An
entertaining account by an eminent music historian, Bill Clifton
clarifies the myths and illuminates the paradoxes of an amazing
musical life.
A musician, documentarian, scholar, and one of the founding members
of the influential folk revival group the New Lost City Ramblers,
Mike Seeger (1933-2009) spent more than fifty years collecting,
performing, and commemorating the culture and folk music of white
and black southerners, which he called ""music from the true
vine."" In this fascinating biography, Bill Malone explores the
life and musical contributions of folk artist Seeger, son of
musicologists Charles and Ruth Crawford Seeger and brother of
folksingers Pete and Peggy Seeger. Malone argues that Seeger, while
not as well known as his brother, may be more important to the
history of American music through his work in identifying and
giving voice to the people from whom the folk revival borrowed its
songs. Seeger recorded and produced over forty albums, including
the work of artists such as Libba Cotten, Tommy Jarrell, Dock
Boggs, and Maybelle Carter. In 1958, with an ambition to recreate
the southern string bands of the twenties, he formed the New Lost
City Ramblers, helping to inspire the urban folk revival of the
sixties. Music from the True Vine presents Seeger as a gatekeeper
of American roots music and culture, showing why generations of
musicians and fans of traditional music regard him as a mentor and
an inspiration.
In this slim, lively book our foremost historian of country music
recalls the lost worlds of pioneering fiddlers and pickers,
balladeers and yodelers. As he looks at "hillbilly" music's
pre-commercial era and its early popular growth through radio and
recordings, Bill C. Malone shows us that it was a product not only
of the British Isles but of diverse African, German, Spanish,
French, and Mexican influences.
"Fifty years after its first publication, Country Music USA still
stands as the most authoritative history of this uniquely American
art form. Here are the stories of the people who made country music
into such an integral part of our nation's culture. We feel lucky
to have had Bill Malone as an indispensable guide in making our PBS
documentary; you should, too." -Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan,
Country Music: An American Family Story From reviews of previous
editions: "Considered the definitive history of American country
music." -Los Angeles Times "If anyone knows more about the subject
than [Malone] does, God help them." -Larry McMurtry, from In a
Narrow Grave "With Country Music USA, Bill Malone wrote the Bible
for country music history and scholarship. This groundbreaking
work, now updated, is the definitive chronicle of the sweeping
drama of the country music experience." -Chet Flippo, former
editorial director, CMT: Country Music Television and CMT.com
"Country Music USA is the definitive history of country music and
of the artists who shaped its fascinating worlds." -William Ferris,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, former chairman of the
National Endowment for the Humanities and coeditor of the
Encyclopedia of Southern Culture Since its first publication in
1968, Bill C. Malone's Country Music USA has won universal acclaim
as the definitive history of American country music. Starting with
the music's folk roots in the rural South, it traces country music
from the early days of radio into the twenty-first century. In this
fiftieth-anniversary edition, Malone, the featured historian in Ken
Burns's 2019 documentary on country music, has revised every
chapter to offer new information and fresh insights. Coauthor
Tracey Laird tracks developments in country music in the new
millennium, exploring the relationship between the current music
scene and the traditions from which it emerged.
Combining the history of country music's roots with portraits of
its primary performers, this text examines the relationship between
'America's truest music' and the working-class culture that has
constituted its principal source, nurtured its development, and
provided its most dedicated supporters.
One of the most influential and acclaimed female vocalists of the
twentieth century, Patsy Cline (1932-63) was best known for her
rich tone and emotionally expressive voice. Born Virginia Patterson
Hensley, she launched her musical career during the early 1950s as
a young woman in Winchester, Virginia, and her heartfelt songs
reflect her life and times in this community. A country music
singer who enjoyed pop music crossover success, Cline embodied the
power and appeal of women in country music, helping open the
lucrative industry to future female solo artists. Bringing together
noted authorities on Patsy Cline and country music, Sweet Dreams:
The World of Patsy Cline examines the regional and national history
that shaped Cline's career and the popular culture that she so
profoundly influenced with her music. In detailed, deeply
researched essays, contributors provide an account of Cline's early
performance days in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, analyze the
politics of the split between pop and country music, and discuss
her strategies for negotiating gender in relation to her public and
private persona. Interpreting rich visual images, fan
correspondence, publicity tactics, and community mores, this volume
explores the rich and complex history of a woman whose music and
image changed the shape of country music and American popular
culture. Contributors are Beth Bailey, Mike Foreman, Douglas
Gomery, George Hamilton IV, Warren R. Hofstra, Joli Jensen, Bill C.
Malone, Kristine M. McCusker, and Jocelyn R. Neal.
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