Modern Dance, Negro Dance
Modern Dance, Negro Dance

Author: Susan Manning

Publisher: U of Minnesota Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 9780816637362

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Two traditionally divided strains of American dance, Modern Dance and Negro Dance, are linked through photographs, reviews, film, and oral history, resulting in a unique view of the history of American dance.

Jazz Matters
Jazz Matters

Author: David Ake

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2010-10-07

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 0520947398

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What, where, and when is jazz? To most of us jazz means small combos, made up mostly of men, performing improvisationally in urban club venues. But jazz has been through many changes in the decades since World War II, emerging in unexpected places and incorporating a wide range of new styles. In this engrossing new book, David Ake expands on the discussion he began in Jazz Cultures, lending his engaging, thoughtful, and stimulating perspective to post-1940s jazz. Ake investigates such issues as improvisational analysis, pedagogy, American exceptionalism, and sense of place in jazz. He uses provocative case studies to illustrate how some of the values ascribed to the postwar jazz culture are reflected in and fundamentally shaped by aspects of sound, location, and time.

Code Poems
Code Poems

Author: Hannah Weiner

Publisher: Open Book Publications (NY)

Published: 1982

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13:

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A Peaceful Superpower
A Peaceful Superpower

Author: David Cortright

Publisher: New Village Press

Published: 2023-02-14

Total Pages: 109

ISBN-13: 1613322054

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A definitive analysis of the impacts of the Iraq antiwar movement As the Bush administration prepared to wage war against Iraq, millions of people in the United States and around the world took to the streets to warn against the impending disaster. It was the largest wave of antiwar protest in history. This is the story of those dramatic events, told by distinguished peace scholar and activist David Cortright. This revealing account offers an insider view of the emergence of the movement and its political and communications strategies in attempting to prevent the attack. It reviews the arrogance of power as senior officials rejected public and expert opinion and rushed ahead with their ill-fated invasion. The book traces efforts by opponents of the war to end the worsening conflict and win Congressional approval for the withdrawal of troops. Cortright explores the role of the Iraq issue and the impact of antiwar networks in propelling Barack Obama to the White House, and the frustrations many activists felt in navigating the limitations of conventional politics. Readable, insightful and passionately argued, A Peaceful Superpower provides a definitive analysis of the impacts of the Iraq antiwar movement and a hopeful look at the power of civil society to shape the course of history.

The Warrior Generals
The Warrior Generals

Author: Thomas Buell

Publisher: Crown

Published: 1998-03-31

Total Pages: 529

ISBN-13: 0609801732

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master historian gives readers a fresh new picture of the Civil War as it really was. Buell examines three pairs of commanders from the North and South, who met each other in battle. Following each pair through the entire war, the author reveals the human dimensions of the drama and brings the battles to life. 38 b&w photos.