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Popular Culture



link to catalog page CHAPMAN, Sandow the Magnificent

Sandow the Magnificent

Eugen Sandow and the Beginnings of Bodybuilding

Author: David L. Chapman
Pub Date: Cloth: 1994; Paper: March 2006

The strongman whose pioneering focus on physique built an entertainment empire   learn more...

link to catalog page FEEZELL, Sport, Play, and Ethical Reflection Author: Randolph Feezell
Pub Date: Cloth: ; Paper: 2006

A philosophical analysis of the nature, attraction, and limits of sport   learn more...

link to catalog page FONES-WOLF, Waves of Opposition

Waves of Opposition

Labor and the Struggle for Democratic Radio

Author: Elizabeth Fones-Wolf
Pub Date: October 2006

A riveting look at the rise of labor radio   learn more...

link to catalog page STANFIELD, Body and Soul

Body and Soul

Jazz and Blues in American Film, 1927-63

Author: Peter Stanfield
Pub Date: 2005

How the "dark continent" of blues and jazz provided Hollywood with a resonant resource to construct and negotiate the boundaries of American cultural identity   learn more...

link to catalog page LO, Chinese Face/Off

Chinese Face/Off

The Transnational Popular Culture of Hong Kong

Author: Kwai-Cheung Lo
Pub Date: 2005

Analyzing pop culture as a reflection of complex identities forged against a global backdrop   learn more...

link to catalog page BARNUM, The Colossal P. T. Barnum Reader

The Colossal P. T. Barnum Reader

Nothing Else Like It in the Universe

Author: Phineas T. Barnum
Pub Date: January 2005

An encyclopedic treasure trove from the mastermind behind "The Greatest Show on Earth"   learn more...

link to catalog page BAILEY, The Enchantments of Technology Author: Lee Worth Bailey
Pub Date: October 2005

A rollicking romp through our hidden assumptions about modern, technological existence   learn more...

link to catalog page BROOKS, Lost Sounds

Lost Sounds

Blacks and the Birth of the Recording Industry, 1890-1919

Author: Tim Brooks
Pub Date: Cloth: 2004; Paper: 2005

Biographies of the first African-American recording stars, and how they succeeded against tremendous odds   learn more...

link to catalog page BERTRAND, Race, Rock, and Elvis Author: Michael T. Bertrand
Pub Date: Cloth: ; Paper: 2005

How a white take on black sounds revolutionized race relations   learn more...

link to catalog page NETTL, The Study of Ethnomusicology

The Study of Ethnomusicology

Thirty-one Issues and Concepts

Author: Bruno Nettl
Pub Date: December 2005

A landmark in ethnomusicology, expanded and revised   learn more...

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