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Red Dust and Broadsides: A Joint Autobiography: Agnes "Sis" Cunningham and Gordon Friesen
ISBN: 9781558492103 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) The engrossing story of two prominent American radicals
The engrossing story of two prominent American radicals
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206,35 zł |
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Alan Lomax: Selected Writings, 1934-1997
ISBN: 9780415938556 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 382 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Alan Lomax is a legendary figure in American folk music circles. Although he published many books, hundreds of recordings and dozens of films, his contributions to popular and academic journals have never been collected. This collection of writings, introduced by Lomax's daughter Anna, reintroduces these writings.
Alan Lomax is a legendary figure in American folk music circles. Although he published many books, hundreds of recordings and dozens of films, his con...
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171,44 zł |
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Woody Guthrie: Writing America's Songs
ISBN: 9780415895682 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Woody Guthrie is the most famous and influential folk music composer and performer in the history of the US. His most popular song, 'This Land is Your Land' has become the country's unofficial national anthem. Here, in a short biography, Cohen introduces Guthrie's life and music to students of American history and culture.
Woody Guthrie is the most famous and influential folk music composer and performer in the history of the US. His most popular song, 'This Land is Your...
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701,59 zł |
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The Neuropsychology of Attention
ISBN: 9780387726380 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 978 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. It has been 15 years since the original publication of Neuropsychology of Attention. At the time of its publication, attention was a construct that had long been of theoretical interest in the field of psychology and was receiving increased research by cognitive scientists. Yet, attention was typically viewed as a nuisance variable; a factor that needed to be accounted for when assessing brain function, but of limited importance in its own right. There is a need for a new edition of this book within Neuropsychology to present an updated and integrated review of what is know about... It has been 15 years since the original publication of Neuropsychology of Attention. At the time of its publication, attention was a construct that... |
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778,22 zł |
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Woody Guthrie: Writing America's Songs
ISBN: 9780415895699 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Woody Guthrie is the most famous and influential folk music composer and performer in the history of the US. His most popular song, 'This Land is Your Land' has become the country's unofficial national anthem. Here, in a short biography, Cohen introduces Guthrie's life and music to students of American history and culture.
Woody Guthrie is the most famous and influential folk music composer and performer in the history of the US. His most popular song, 'This Land is Your...
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192,23 zł |
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Impact: Reshaping Capitalism to Drive Real Change
ISBN: 9781631955143 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 270 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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77,84 zł |
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Folk Music: The Basics: The Basics
ISBN: 9780415971591 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Folk Music: The Basics gives a brief introduction to British and American folk music. Drawing upon the most recent and relevant scholarship, it will focus on comparing and contrasting the historical nature of the three aspects of understanding folk music: traditional, local performers; professional collectors; and the advent of professional performers in the twentieth century during the so-called "folk revival." The two sides of the folk tradition will be examined--both as popular and commercial expressions. Folk Music: The Basics serves as an excellent introduction...
Folk Music: The Basics gives a brief introduction to British and American folk music. Drawing upon the most recent and relevant scho...
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493,66 zł |
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Mi Hermano Mayor/My Big Brother
ISBN: 9781595720375 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 30 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) When his big brother leaves to become a soldier, a boy does what he can to take his place in the family.
When his big brother leaves to become a soldier, a boy does what he can to take his place in the family.
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30,31 zł |
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Pete Seeger Reader
ISBN: 9780199862016 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Perhaps the most widely recognized figure in folk music and one of the most well-known figures in American political activism, Pete Seeger now belongs among the icons of 20th-century American culture. The road to his current status as activist and respected voice of folk music was long and often rough, starting from the moment he dropped out of Harvard in the late 1930s and picked up a banjo. Editors Ronald Cohen and James Capaldi trace Seeger's long and storied career, focusing on his work as not only a singer, but also on his substantial contributions as an educator, songwriter, organizer,...
Perhaps the most widely recognized figure in folk music and one of the most well-known figures in American political activism, Pete Seeger now belongs...
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222,88 zł |
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Justice: Views from the Social Sciences
ISBN: 9780306422560 / Angielski / Twarda / 1986 / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 20 dni roboczych. Ronald L. Cohen Justice is a central moral standard in social life. It is invoked in judging individual persons and in judging the basic structure of societies. It has been described as akin to a "human hunger or thirst" (Pascal, Pensees, cited in Hirschman, 1982, p. 91), "more powerful than any physical hunger, and endlessly resilient" (Pitkin, 1981, p. 349). The most prominent contemporary theory of justice proceeds from the claim that justice is "the first virtue of social institutions, as truth is systems of thought" (Rawls, 1971, p. 3). However, as the following chapters demonstrate,...
Ronald L. Cohen Justice is a central moral standard in social life. It is invoked in judging individual persons and in judging the basic structure of ...
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389,09 zł |
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Singing for Peace: Antiwar Songs in American History
ISBN: 9781612058078 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Wars have dominated the history of the United States since its founding, but there has also been a long history of antiwar activity. Peace songs have emerged out of every military conflict involving the United States. "Singing for Peace" vividly portrays this rich antiwar history, beginning in the eighteenth century and continuing into the twenty-first.Most of the twentieth-century output was dominated by folk groups and acoustic singer-songwriters. The Vietnam War saw the increased dovetailing of folk and rock music, so that rock and folk-rock took on an ever-larger share of protest...
Wars have dominated the history of the United States since its founding, but there has also been a long history of antiwar activity. Peace songs have ...
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909,47 zł |
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Alan Lomax, Assistant in Charge: The Library of Congress Letters, 1935-1945
ISBN: 9781628460605 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 414 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Alan Lomax (1915-2002) began working for the Archive of American Folk Song at the Library of Congress in 1936, first as a special and temporary assistant, then as the permanent Assistant in Charge, starting in June 1937, until he left in late 1942. He recorded such important musicians as Woody Guthrie, Muddy Waters, Aunt Molly Jackson, and Jelly Roll Morton. A reading and examination of his letters from 1935 to 1945 reveal someone who led an extremely complex, fascinating, and creative life, mostly as a public employee. While Lomax is noted for his field recordings, these collected... Alan Lomax (1915-2002) began working for the Archive of American Folk Song at the Library of Congress in 1936, first as a special and temporary ass... |
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218,79 zł |
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Work and Sing: A History of Occupational and Labor Union Songs in the United States
ISBN: 9780974412481 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. In this wide-ranging and accessible survey of American labor songs, Ronald D. Cohen chronicles the history behind the work songs of cowboys, sailors, hoboes, and others, as well as the singing culture of groups ranging from the Industrial Workers of the World to Pete Seeger's "People's Songs." He discusses protest songs, the links between labor songs and the Left, the importance of labor song leaders such as Joe Glazer, labor musicals and songsters, and the folk music movement from Lead Belly and the Almanac Singers through Woody Guthrie. In this wide-ranging and accessible survey of American labor songs, Ronald D. Cohen chronicles the history behind the work songs of cowboys, sailor... |
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109,08 zł |
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'Wasn't That a Time!': Firsthand Accounts of the Folk Music Revival
ISBN: 9780810841703 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) In May 1991 the Richard Reuss Memorial Folk Music Conference, the first of its kind, was held at Indiana University in Bloomington. For two days a stellar gathering of folk music performers, scholars, journalists, and activists discussed their memories of the folk music revival in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s. These presentations, now substantially revised and published for the first time, give an exciting overview of the revival from a variety of important and stimulating perspectives. Various key performers and folklorists give personal accounts of the time, while Irwin...
In May 1991 the Richard Reuss Memorial Folk Music Conference, the first of its kind, was held at Indiana University in Bloomington. For two days a ste...
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425,21 zł |
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Impact: Reshaping capitalism to drive real change
ISBN: 9781529108057 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) An inspiring manifesto showing that changing the world and making a profit can go hand in hand. Throughout the world, capitalism and democracy are being challenged with great force.
An inspiring manifesto showing that changing the world and making a profit can go hand in hand. Throughout the world, capitalism and democracy are b...
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92,66 zł |
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Depression Folk: Grassroots Music and Left-Wing Politics in 1930s America
ISBN: 9781469628813 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) While music lovers and music historians alike understand that folk music played an increasingly pivotal role in American labor and politics during the economic and social tumult of the Great Depression, how did this relationship come to be? Ronald D. Cohen sheds new light on the complex cultural history of folk music in America, detailing the musicians, government agencies, and record companies that had a lasting impact during the 1930s and beyond. Covering myriad musical styles and performers, Cohen narrates a singular history that begins in nineteenth-century labor politics and popular...
While music lovers and music historians alike understand that folk music played an increasingly pivotal role in American labor and politics during the...
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177,58 zł |
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Roots of the Revival: American and British Folk Music in the 1950s
ISBN: 9780252080128 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. In Roots of the Revival: American and British Folk Music in the 1950s, Ronald D. Cohen and Rachel Clare Donaldson present a transatlantic history of folk's midcentury resurgence that juxtaposes the related but distinct revivals that took place in the United States and Great Britain.
After setting the stage with the work of music collectors in the nineteenth century, the authors explore the so-called recovery of folk music practices and performers by Alan Lomax and others, including journeys to and within the British Isles that allowed artists and folk music advocates to absorb native... In Roots of the Revival: American and British Folk Music in the 1950s, Ronald D. Cohen and Rachel Clare Donaldson present a transatlantic history of f...
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103,89 zł |
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Folk Music: The Basics
ISBN: 9780415971607 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Folk Music: The Basics gives a brief introduction to British and American folk music. Drawing upon the most recent and relevant scholarship, it will focus on comparing and contrasting the historical nature of the three aspects of understanding folk music: traditional, local performers; professional collectors; and the advent of professional performers in the twentieth century during the so-called "folk revival." The two sides of the folk tradition will be examined--both as popular and commercial expressions. Folk Music: The Basics serves as an excellent introduction...
Folk Music: The Basics gives a brief introduction to British and American folk music. Drawing upon the most recent and relevant scho...
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103,89 zł |
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Impact: Reshaping Capitalism to Drive Real Change
ISBN: 9781631955167 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 270 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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121,20 zł |
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Children of the Mill: Schooling and Society in Gary, Indiana, 1906-1960
ISBN: 9781138420731 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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935,46 zł |
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