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Sally Banes is one of the most influential dance historians in America right now. The Judson Era, which Democracy's Body examines in meticulous detail, is a key moment in American dancing — The New Yorker More…

Executive director of The HipHop Archive and one of the leading scholars of hip-hop culture, Morgan has written a thorough, inspiring ethnographic study that looks at West Coast hip-hop culture... — Choice More…

A fascinating, informed and highly readable account. . . ." -- Rupert Loydell — International Times More…

Erlmann’s latest publication brings together a series of interesting and diverse ethnographic moments that illustrate the complex state of contemporary South African copyright. ...  The book... — Yearbook for Traditional Music More…

James is an insightful philosopher and sharp cultural critic drawing comparisons between musical phenomena such as compression and the loudness wars, and the damages wreaked by neoliberal market... — The Wire More…

Bhangra and Asian Underground gives readers a window into the South Asian diaspora in London, as well as an opportunity to discover some terrific music. . . . [It] will appeal to a wide academic... — Popular Music & Society More…

Tween Pop is well-researched, expertly written, and thorough, and it includes supporting images. It is an essential text for those wanting to understand the important tween audience and its... — The Journal of American Culture More…

Petra R. Rivera-Rideau's Remixing Reggaeton presents an insightful reading of reggaeton as a discursive cultural practice inextricably linked to the experience of blackness in the African diaspora....... — Notes: Journal of the Music Library Association More…

Clive Bell — The Wire More…