New York University Press

This collection by academics and researcherschallenges the traditional and often stereotypical imagery of the entertainment and media industrys management ethos across a range of media forms,... — Choice More…

In this tightly structured book, Kheshti offers not only an aesthetic and stylistic history of world music but also an analysis of race and gender in the & world music culture industry — Choice More…

Baym's enthusiasm and experience makes this academic study accessible to professional musicians as well as musicology and communication scholars — Library Journal More…

Moores strength is his obvious admiration for the bands and genres he highlights. He is a first-class music journalist and historian and when he delves into a particular subculture like the... — Popmatters More…

Explaining a musical genre's appeal for the uninitiated is a tricky feat, but Kinney's personal approach and passion for her subject distinguish this book from other 'opera 101' attempts. An... — Library Journal More…

Walkowitz has drawn from a plethora of primary and secondary sources, and from his own experience, to produce a fascinating, wide-ranging history of English country dance in Great Britain and... — Choice More…

Walkowitz has drawn from a plethora of primary and secondary sources, and from his own experience, to produce a fascinating, wide-ranging history of English country dance in Great Britain and... — Choice More…

This wonderful combination of text and image results in a nuanced portrait of the performance of heterosexual intimacy in the emotional labor of dance." For all audiences interested in the historical... — Choice More…